Hello beautiful poets! I wanted to clarify the instructions for the Sunflower Tanka Anthology.

Please submit three (3) poems of your choice from the acceptable forms HERE.

We forgot to update the page from last year, and we’ve had questions about the correct count. I apologize for the confusion.

Thanks so much,

Robbie Cheadle & Colleen Chesebro, Contributing Editors

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