You might also notice that this tanka contains detailed language that helps us imagine what it felt like to be there in the story. For example, instead of saying “I woke up in the middle of the night,” the poem starts with the words “Crash at two A.M.” The poem also uses the ...
Learn about tanka poems, a type of poetry first developed in Japan. Explore the syllable rules for tanka poems, their relationship to haiku poems,...
Japanese literature - Meiji Period, Haiku, Tanka: Even after the arrival of Commodore Matthew C. Perry’s U.S. Navy fleet in 1853 and the gradual opening of the country to the West and its influence, there was at first little noticeable effect on Japanes
To get a better sense of the form, read examples of tanka poems online or in poetry anthologies at your local library. You may read:[3] “Three Haiku, Two Tanka” by Philip Appleman[4] Shells in the Sand by Gerard John Conforti Tanka poetry by Hiroko Seki[5] Part 2 Creating ...