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 