Discussion Topic: Tanka
What do you think of this week's poetry challenge?
- Here are a few more resources on the tanka form of poetry:
- Wikipedia on tanka
- A quick start guide to writing tanka
- The American Tanka Journal - there are lots of back issues available online, so many fine examples of poems to read!
- An article on tanka, which includes a comparison between tanka and haiku, links to many other sites about tanka, more history of tanka, and examples of tanka