Robbie and I are pleased to announce that submissions are open for the 2025 Sunflower Tanka Anthology.
The theme for this year’s anthology is:

We’d like to publish tanka and tanka prose, from the traditional to the experimental. All poems must be your best & original work. Please submit only once per submission period.
🌻 Read our submission process HERE
🌻 Learn the forms we accept for the anthology HERE
We’re looking forward to seeing your submissions. Please share this post on social media to help spread the news. Thank you!
Questions? Email Robbie & Colleen at tankatuesdaypoetry@gmail.com.
We can’t wait to see what you create.
Have you submitted your tanka poetry?
🌻Robbie & Colleen🌻 Contributing Co-editors
Please share this post on social media to help spread the word. 🧡

Just returned from a blog break and am very excited about this project. You and Robbie create wonderful opportunities for poetry. Many thanks to you both.
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Thank you so much, Rebecca. We sure try! 💜
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And succeed beautifully.
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Nice to see you back, Rebecca 💞
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Best of luck with the new project ladies.
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Thanks, Brenda
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I’m going to try! 😊
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That would be wonderful, Merril. Your poetry is always fabulous! 🌻
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Thank you, Colleen! 💙
I have a hard time with forms, so we’ll see. 🌻
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The tanka Puente and tanka prose are always great choices. 🌻💙
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Still tanka and still forms. 😉 But thank you!
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My house reno is almost done! I’m hoping to reconnect with my muse soon to submit a few poems.
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
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I look forward to reading your submissions, Yvette.
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Love another dreamy Sunflower Tanaka!!! 🌻
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🦋🩵
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It looks lovely, and the theme is one I truly love! 🙂
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I’m so glad, Nicole 🌻
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I hope you submit. If you need help, let us know. 🌻
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Thank you, Colleen! 🙂
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Such a lovely theme… thanks both of you. Mine’s already there for you. Hoping it’s fine.🌻🌻
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I’ve got it. Thanks, Chris. I’m already compiling the first draft 🌼
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Gosh, well done!
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This is such a beautiful theme. I sent mine early in August. 🌻
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Thanks, Ange. Your lovely poems are already in the draft book 🌻
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We will start going through all the entries soon. We’re waiting to see how many submissions we get. Thanks, Eugi. It’s been a week. 🤦🏼♀️
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I can only imagine, Colleen. I hope all is well with your hubby, family.💖
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Thank you, Eugi. 🧡
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You’re welcome, Colleen.
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Hi Colleen/Robbie, looking forward to this one. Just checking you got my submission?
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Hi Colleen/Robbie looking forward to this one. Just checking you received my submission? Marje
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Hi, Marje. Robbie should have contacted you this weekend. Thanks so much. 🌻
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