By Snigdha Agrawal Tanka hollowed-out tree trunk haven of feelings unvoiced lumberjack saws through prostrate on the floor lies castrated writers ghostly orange skies reflection from angry fires appetite for war vacant eyes stare at cereals on grocery floors Haiku grandpa breathed his lastpink dress shrink-wrapped in closetmissed date on prom night yellow daffodils mother's … Continue reading Tanka and Haiku
Tankas and Other Poems
By Willie Plaschke Tankas we’ve had this old hope of waking up as earthworms, slowly, in the mud, digesting tiny specks of dreams of waking up as birds * still going, he’s still going, the angel assigned to bless everything; maybe because we’ve hid our pain so well there’s nothing left * truth, not to … Continue reading Tankas and Other Poems
French Tanka
By Thomas Page I have been practicing French with the Tanka poem format. While this isn't a great example of either French or a Tanka, I would like to share these poems as an example of the practice of writing and mastering a form or a language Ce matin il y A mon anniversaire Veut … Continue reading French Tanka
Academy of the Heart And Mind 