[stylist] Tanka

[Myrna Badgerow]

Tanka does not have to be about nature as haiku does but many still seem to be nature related or metaphorically so. Just an observance on my part 
But as will all forms of oriental poetry the difference between 'English' translation of the rules and the Oriental version can be hugely contrasting.  
It can leave you scratching your head. 
Myrna

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> On Aug 10, 2015, at 11:40 PM, Barbara HAMMEL via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Webbl, for starters the lines follow a 5 7 5 7 7 pattern. They must be written about nature and, I think, they must employ metaphors or similes or personification. Am I right, tanka writers?
> Barbara
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>> On Aug 10, 2015, at 22:56, EvaMarie Sanchez via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> So come on one of you... How do you write a Tanka? Are there any rules or
>> patterns to go by?
>> Sestinas  and cinquains are so simple, but I am at a loss with these Tanka
>> things. They all seem so different.
>> Eve
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>> On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 3:42 PM, Jackie Williams via stylist <
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>>> Lynda,
>>> Thank you. That is good to know. They do not mention any form but the Haiku
>>> in the state contest brochures.
>>> 
>>> Jackie Lee
>>> 
>>> Time is the school in which we learn.
>>> Time is the fire in which we burn.
>>> Delmore Schwartz
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lynda
>>> Lambert
>>> via stylist
>>> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 2:47 PM
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>>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Tanka
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>>> Breaking news: No titles and no numbering is permitted in tanka circles -
>>> or
>>> 
>>> in the publications of the tanks society literary magazines.  Lynda
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Jackie Williams via stylist
>>> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 1:50 PM
>>> To: 'Writers' Division Mailing List'
>>> Cc: Jackie Williams
>>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Tanka
>>> 
>>> Shawn,
>>> Do Tanka not have titles like Haiku?
>>> Your first line is a bit confusing to me, with the word Wonderout and it
>>> makes six syllables. I love the rest of it, and will think about it as I
>>> imagine looking into the heavens at the stars.
>>> 
>>> Jackie Lee
>>> 
>>> Time is the school in which we learn.
>>> Time is the fire in which we burn.
>>> Delmore Schwartz
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jacobson,
>>> Shawn D via stylist
>>> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 10:28 AM
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>>> Cc: Jacobson, Shawn D
>>> Subject: [stylist] Tanka
>>> 
>>> Here's one (since we're trading tankas.
>>> 
>>> Wonderout father God
>>> who also is my mother
>>> I shall give you praise.
>>> You gorge the great burning stars,
>>> And give rest to little ones.
>>> 
>>> Shawn
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