... ***Actually, I had been reading/hearing about the death toll in Iraq...and then gazed out into our woods. Not too clear is it? Would a first line with ...
... Iraq...and ... line with ... i read the first line as referring to the tsunami death toll. i think it's obvious from your choice of phrase 'death toll'...
... relaxation ... hmmm, if it 'is' a fever that is 'broken' i think that would work so well at line 2 adding exactly the right degree of clarity: summer...
sagging pines hard and heavy sleet moves with more purpose than rain to those still standing the fallen pines appear flat and drab bound by the heavy ice in a...
In a message dated 1/31/2005 7:27:01 PM Central Standard Time, nstoller@... writes: Two versions--which do you prefer? slowly the ice-laden pine falls...
... metaphors, ... both ... Oh Jeanne, still the same old apprehensions concerning metaphor in haiku and tanka... Both haiku and tanka in Japan - classical and...
Great example, Yuri. Convince me with more examples! I'll go looking for some contemporary ones too. Jeanne In a message dated 2/1/2005 11:45:28 AM Central...
... Iraq...and ... line with ... i read the first line as referring to the tsunami death toll. i think it's obvious from your choice of phrase 'death toll'...
In a message dated 2/1/2005 12:44:37 PM Central Standard Time, nstoller@... writes: Here's one by Fumi Saito, --From "A Long Rainy Season" Wearing the...
... for ... Last year a very interesting collection of free verse, tanka and haiku by modern Japanese poets was published - a joint Russian- Japanese project ...
... ***No it was all the tragedies I was thinking of, not just Iraq. I hoped for ambiguity...and am so pleased you found it. Thank you. I think I'll keep it ...
... ***Interesting thought...let me ponder..and thank you. It might just accentuate L1 too much...but, on the other hand, that might be a good thing. Kirsty...
... for translating it, for sharing it. Larry Kimmel ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage...
About the modernity of the poems I've sent to the list - they are all from the last two decades of the 20th century and the beginning of this century. They are...
In a message dated 2/1/2005 3:50:02 PM Central Standard Time, ranimaya@... writes: About the modernity of the poems I've sent to the list - they are...
... the relaxation ... hmmm, if it 'is' a fever that is 'broken' i think that would work so well at line 2 adding exactly the right degree of clarity: summer...
Im getting mixed messages here I thought it had to be 7 5 7 5 7 or is it 57575 most all of mine the longest line has only been 5 syllables so I havnt posted...
clearing after the rain sun shining cold morning blue skys the flower skins falling leaves a carpet of petals shanna [Non-text portions of this message have...
It is 5-7-5-7-7 or short-long-short-long-long Either is accepted today in English language tanka. There is some controversy about whether it is tanka if it...
A small shift and this nice verse becomes tanka imo: sun shining cold clearing after the rain morning blue skys the flower skins falling leave a carpet of...
In a message dated 2/1/2005 6:44:58 PM Central Standard Time, norla@... writes: A small shift and this nice verse becomes tanka imo: sun shining cold ...
Shanna. Some tanka poets adhere to the form of 5/7/5/77...but many do not. It is not necessary. Until one is proficient, though, it makes sense to practise...
sky clears after the rain sun shines cold blue skys of the morning flowers drop their skins behind leaving a carpet of petals shanna thanx all for the help on...
Wow, I was so enjoying the metaphor in Tanka thread. Thanks Yuri for all the fantastic examples. I just read a cute tanka by Tawara Machi in her "Chocolate...
Jeanne Emrich: is to be congratulated for having two of her tanka receive Honorable Mentions in the Haiku Poets of Northern California Contest. The results...
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