[stylist] Thank you for your comments. and iinstructions for thetankabun form

[Ashley Bramlett]

Ah, so Myrna, this is  a form you made  up; do I understand right that it 
starts with a tanka which is a real form of japanese poetry?
Then you add the prose as you describe. Good idea. How long is the prose 
part? A short paragraph?

Ashley

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Subject: [stylist] Thank you for your comments. and iinstructions for 
thetankabun form

Thank you Shawn, Robert, and Jackie.  This is a  very special memory for me
and to be able to share in a poetic way is a true  joy.
First of all, thank you Jackie for the great article  on writing Tanka.  I
would recommend it to anyone who may have never  written a tanka or just
needs a refresher.  Very informative and it will  help if you want to try a
hand at this form  It is a very simple form once  you get that tanka out of 
the
way.

Now for the instructions:

The tankabun is a form that combines the structured  syllable oriented
tanka and a piece of prose which my co-developer and I called  the 'bun'. 
It is
very similar to the haibun in structure but there are  distinct differences.

The tankabun begins with one tanka.  As you read  and research tanka you
will see many references to the tanka capturing a moment  and that is the
basis for the prose piece.
Your tanka can be about nature, seasons, life,  emotions, observations.
With the evolution of modern poetry, even the syllable  count of your tanka 
can
be different than traditional tanka.  Traditional  tanka are five lined
poems syllabic in form---5/7/5/7/7 or 31 syllables.  I  have seen tanka done
with line lengths a bit different than tradional but still  using only 31
syllables.   I have used modern tanka myself when doing  these and both do 
work
well with the form as a whole. The prose piece, or  the bun, which follows
will then allow you to describe this moment in a more  personal way. How did
it make you feel? What did you think as you experienced  it? How will you
remember it?  Did it make you look at something in a  different way?  The
prose is strictly your own thoughts on the events which  inspired the tanka 
so
you can take where YOU want it to go.  The  restriction, which differs from
the haibun, is that you can ONLY use one tanka  and it must precede the
prose.  I will send another tankabun later as an  example of what you can do 
with
the prose piece.  Titles are usually short  and most often will consist of
one word either found in the tanka or the  prose.  So we have a short title,
a tanka, and piece of prose.  That  is a tankabun.  It really is very easy
and for those of you who enjoy both  form and freedom (as I call it) this is
a perfect blending of both.  If you  have any more questions, please just
ask.  I would love to see what you all  could do with this as I know it will
be stellar.

Myrna


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