| Directory > Arts > Literature > Poetry > Forms > Haiku and Related Forms > Tanka Tanka Society of America
Homepage of 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. Webmaster, Jean Emrich.
http://hometown.aol.com/tsapoetry/TankaSocietyofAmerica-index.html
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The Tanka Poets Club of Japan
The homepage of a Japanese tanka club that also publishes a journal in English. When the page
loads, click on "English" for a description of their activities.
http://www.mmjp.or.jp/kajinclub/index.htm
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Yahoo Groups : Tanka
Gateway to a tanka discussion forum moderated by Jane Reichhold.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Tanka/
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Tanka Poems Of Turki Amer
Tanka poems in English and Arabic.
http://www.postpoems.com/members/webcager/
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Mountain-Home Tanka Discussion Group
The homepage of a tanka discussion group moderated by Christopher Baskind and Donna Ferrell.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mountain-Home
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World Tanka Results
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.
http://www.sakurama.com/yamato/WorldTankaResult.html
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Jun Fujita
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.
http://www.inficad.com/~ksup/fujita.html
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Kokin Wakashu--Introduction
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.
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/kokinshu/intro.html
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Selected Tanka Bibliography
An extensive list of books on the subject, compiled and commented upon by William J. Higginson.
http://www.nhi.clara.net/hk002.htm
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What is a Tanka?
A comprehensive essay on the development of Japanese tanka by Richard MacDonald.
http://home1.pacific.net.sg/~loudon/rick.htm
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Tanka
Jane Reichhold's tanka page: an index of links to her history of tanka in English, sample tanka
that have appeared in her magazines and annual contest booklets, and so on.
http://www.ahapoetry.com/tanka.htm
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American Tanka
American Tanka is a print journal devoted exclusively to the fast-growing genre of English-language
tanka. The journal's lively website features sample poems from previous issues and an on-line
submission form.
http://www.americantanka.com/
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