Tag Archives: Tanka

Short Verse Forms 5 – Tanka

December 2004 TANKA Introduction by Jane Reichhold Tanka, a Japanese poetry form, is one of the oldest that still enjoys current popularity. First called uta (song), the form was later named waka, and only after one of its dips in … Continue reading

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Tanka Selection

August 2001 WHCshortverses – Tanka Selections WHCshortverses Selections: Tanka Selected by Werner Reichhold gone to seed light-headed dandelions scattered by the four winds as I am today kirsty karkow Maine, USA How well the writer knows to combine a view … Continue reading

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The Anglo-Japanese Tanka Society

Vol 4-1, 2004 WHCpoetrybridge – the Anglo-Japanese Tanka Society by Hisashi Nakamura The Anglo-Japanese Tanka Society After spending years reading Japanese classical tanka written between the 8th century and 1205 I could not keep the beautiful world of tanka within … Continue reading

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