Discussing: Tanka Time!
Tanka Time!
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Message: 43430
27 Jul 05 5:09 PM
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Message: 43430
27 Jul 05 5:09 PM
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For the poets and would-be poets among us, it is (drum-roll) Tanka Time!
What is a Tanka?
- has 31 syllables, arranged in five lines: 5-7-5-7-7
- tends to use courtly/formal language
- focuses on symbolism from nature and personal emotion
Over in LiveJournal-land several people have been posting tankas based on Tolkien's writing. Now is time for the madness to spread to HASA!
The rules are easy: Write a tanka, or a series of tankas, based on anything in Tolkien. Examples can be found here.
The word is that a Workshop will be set up for all tanka writers to you can post your poems as chapters in a larger tanka collection. When that Workshop exists, it will be linked.
Re: Tanka Time!
What Is a Tanka?
Poetry Form: The Tanka
,Elemmíre
