The Tanka Collection
A collection of Tanka by the author
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Welcome to The Tanka Collection, by poet Christina Marie. Here you will find dozens of traditional and non-traditional Tanka, Tanka series combined with Haiku, plus some writing resources for developing your Tanka & Haiku practices.
Resources: Tips for Writing Traditional Japanese Haiku
Haiku and Tanka explained:
Haiku is a form of poetry usually inspired by nature (or the human condition) which embraces simplicity. It is composed of 17 syllables in three lines (5, 7, 5).
A tanka is composed of 31 syllables in five lines (5, 7, 5, 7, 7). It can be written in a series addressing the same subject matter.
The Tanka Collection
Note from the author:
Each Tanka is stand alone when separated by 3-dot line separators.
At the bottom of the list are “Series” poems and those are marked by a bolded headline.Happy reading. Read each one slowly, think on the meaning, the Volta, the message of each and above all…appreciate the gift of this delicate and meaningful poetry form.
