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[KajunCutie926 at aol.com]

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

-----Original Message----- 
From:  KajunCutie926 at aol.com
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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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