“I tilt the bottle/ wanting to trap/ the sparkling fireworks/ inside the glass marble of/ my 'ramune' soda.” Minami Towada, a junior high school first-year student, composed this tanka, beautifully ...

The classic Japanese poetry of a professor at the University of Guam’s School of Education has been published by JustFiction Edition. Winter Woods: My Journey into Tanka by Yukiko Inoue-Smith, ...

Each day during the month of April, KUOW is highlighting the work of Seattle-based poets for National Poetry Month. In this series curated by Seattle Civic Poet and Ten Thousand Things host Shin Yu ...

Food and poetry are like two friends who come together to create a delightful experience. Food inspires poets to describe its flavors, textures, and emotions it evokes, while poetry adds a touch of ...

Welcome to a poetic exploration of restaurant cuisine! We are about to describe delicious dishes in a unique style called tanka poems. Think of it as a journey through food, where we use words to ...

Students will experience poetry as a form of communication. Students will learn about an ancient poetic tradition of Japan. Students will write tanka poetry in the correct form. What are the poems ...