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Welcome to a world of limitless possibilities, where the journey is as exhilarating as the destination, and where every moment is an opportunity to make your mark. Welcome to the Sunflower Tanka Anthology! 🌻
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Shadow Poetry shares: “The Puente, a poem created by James Rasmusson, and is somewhat similar to the Diamante. Like the Diamante, you start with one aspect of a topic or issue and then, line by line, work toward another aspect. In the center is a line that bridges the two aspects together.” “The Puente is…
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Experimental tanka are syllabic forms made using the basic structure of a tanka using the 5/7/5/7/7 or s/l/s/l/l syllable counts. For example, the garland tanka below consists of six tanka in which the last stanza is formed from the preceding five tanka. Typically, line one from stanza one, line two from stanza two, etc. Like tanka, they…
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What is Rensaku? One of the forms we use in the Sunflower Tanka Anthology is called a rensaku. Here is an exploration of what rensaku means: The term rensaku was invented by (Masaoka Shiki) Shiki Masaoka, “a Japanese poet, author, and literary critic in Meiji period Japan. Shiki is regarded as a major figure in…
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