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American Tanka - http://www.americantanka.com/
A print journal devoted exclusively to the fast-growing genre of English-language tanka. The journal features sample poems from previous issues and an on-line submission form. |
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Kokin Wakashu--Introduction - http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/kokinshu/intro.html
This English-language intro by Prof. Lewis Cook introduces the full Japanese text of the first imperial anthology of Japanese poetry (which requires Japanese-text-handling software). It is a thorough and interesting introduction to the early history of the tanka. |
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Anglo-Japanese Tanka Society - http://www.geocities.jp/nichieitanka/index.html
A society founded 2004/2005 for sharing tanka in Japanese and English. |
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Kujaku Poetry - http://kujakupoet.blogspot.com
The weblog of M. Kei, a Chesapeake poet. Personal, informative, and opinionated, with history and examples of various types of Japaniform poems, including haiku, senryu, choka, tanka, waka, kyoka, emphasizing mainly the latter three. |
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Modern English Tanka Press - http://www.modernenglishtanka.com/
Publishing English tanka, in both traditional and innovative forms, in books and two journals, Modern English Tanka Journal and Atlas Poetica. Also publishes articles, essays, reviews, interviews, etc., related to tanka. Edited by Denis M. Garrison and Michael McClintock. |
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Tanka Society of America - http://www.tankasocietyofamerica.com/
A nationwide society devoted to the study, composition, and sharing of English-language tanka. Information on the society and its activities, including a hardcopy newsletter and annual contest. |
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Selected Tanka Bibliography - http://www.geraldengland.co.uk/hk/hk002.htm
An extensive list of books on the subject, compiled and commented upon by William J. Higginson. |
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Tanka Online - http://www.tankaonline.com
Learn to write the lyric poem of Japan known as tanka, now one of the most popular and versatile short forms of poetry in English. Webmaster, Jeanne Emrich. |
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The Tanka Poets Club of Japan - http://www.mmjp.or.jp/kajinclub/index.htm
A Japanese tanka club that also publishes a journal in English. When the page loads, click on "English" for a description of their activities. |
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Tanka Central - http://tankacentral.com
To promote the tanka form of poetry, to educate newcomers to tanka about the form's history and future, techniques and uses, and to work for wider publication of tanka. Includes links to related publisher and forum. Site created by Denis M. Garrison. |
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Yahoo Groups : Tanka - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Tanka/
Gateway to a tanka discussion forum moderated by Jane Reichhold. |
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Tanka News - http://tankanews.com/
A blog of tanka announcements provided by Denis M. Garrison and others associated with Modern English Tanka Press. |
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Jun Fujita - http://www.inficad.com/~ksup/fujita.html
This page gives a brief biography of a pioneer poet of tanka in English, the famous Japanese-American newspaper photographer, Jun Fujita (1888 - 1963), with a link to some of his poems. His 1923 book, Poems in Exile, still reads better than many current works. |
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Tanka Poems Of Turki Amer - http://www.postpoems.com/members/webcager/
Tanka poems in English and Arabic. |
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World Tanka Results - http://www.sakurama.com/yamato/WorldTankaResult.html
Results of the 1st World Tanka Competition, 2000, including the winning poems and comments by the English division judge, James Kirkup. Sponsored by Sakurama Makoto no Kai (Noh player association) of Yamato-city. The theme of the contest was "The grasses beside a stream". In both Japanese and English, which appears about 20% down the page. |
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moonstarnine's palaces - http://geocities.com/moonstarnine/
A personal site of mainly 5-7-5-7-7 tanka and other poems. |
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Kyoka Mad Poems - http://groups.google.com/group/kyoka
A Google Group: Kyoka, variously translated into English as 'mad poems,' 'comic waka' and 'humorous tanka' are to tanka/waka what senryu is to haiku: the lighter side of poetry, with few rules. Frequently satirical, bawdy, and just plain silly, kyoka is for poets who want to have fun. |
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Kozue Uzawa's Tanka Pages - http://members.shaw.ca/uzawa/
Web site devoted to English and Japanese tanka, edited by Kozue Uzawa. Includes links to Gusts, the tanka journal of Tanka Canada, which she edits, plus pages of contributors' tanka. |