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Tanka · Tanka is Japan's oldest poetry form. Traditionally a tanka has five lines with 5-7-5-7-7 syllables. In English some count sylla
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  • Members: 407
  • Category: Poetry
  • Founded: Dec 20, 1998
  • Language: English
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Tanka is Japan's oldest poetry form. Traditionally a tanka has five lines with 5-7-5-7-7 syllables. In English some count syllables and some just have short-long-short-long-long lines. If you know haiku, you know half of a tanka. Unlike haiku, tanka encourage feelings and emotions. Here is the place to try out a new poetry form. Give and get feedback on your poems.

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my fingers trace her cold heart in furrows of sand as I hold them close I shall call forth daughters Trish
Posted - Sat Jul 4, 2009 5:32 am
 Trish Shields
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... The casual way in which this poem is presented is very effective. The emotional waistland of conflict is big. Thank you for sharing. S
Posted - Fri Jul 3, 2009 10:35 am
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This is another edit: archer aims Burning arrow, aromatic cedar beneath my corpse catamaran: the end of the journey smoke cuts the edges off my corners sea
Posted - Fri Jul 3, 2009 4:27 am
 Sergio Ortiz
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This helps me a lot. I see what you want to do with the tanka. It is much clearer. Thank you!! Your help is appreciated. This is how I would like to be
Posted - Fri Jul 3, 2009 2:50 am
 Sergio Ortiz
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Re: These are a couple of attempts at writing tanka
sea mists rise aromatic cedar scent flaming arrow flies and the hero takes flight ritualized rites of passage I don't know if this is really any better, but I
Posted - Fri Jul 3, 2009 12:24 am
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