[stylist] Thank you for your comments. and iinstructions for thetankabun ...
KajunCutie926 at aol.com
KajunCutie926 at aol.com
Wed May 16 22:59:17 UTC 2012
Ashley, yes that is correct. The prose part is really up to the writer to
decide. I have written some with very brief prose pieces and some much
longer. I think the tanka tells me how much I should say. In other words I
never put a restriction on that, only that it could only include one tanka
at the beginning.
In a message dated 5/16/2012 5:51:04 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
bookwormahb at earthlink.net writes:
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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