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<DIV>Dear Lady Ann </DIV>
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<DIV>The Modern Haiku is not period for my persona could it be possible to
include the Tanka as part of the competition. the Haiku is the first three lines
of the Tanka</DIV>
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<DIV>Duchess Willow de Wisp. </DIV>
<P><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: #ff9999"><FONT
color=#400040>Tanka</FONT></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff9999"><FONT color=#400040>Another type of Japanese
poetry is the Tanka. It's older than the famous Haiku, but not as well known.
The Tanka has been a well known type of poetry in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1
ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Japan</st1:place></st1:country-region> for about
1300 years. After every special event or occasion a Tanka was written about the
event. Tanka tends to be longer than the Haiku so it allows the poet to express
his or her feelings in more depth. Typically the Tanka is written about one's
feelings. In order to write this type of poetry, one must write about something
they have a great love for and are passionate about. For example, nature, a
place, family, a loved one, or their own daily life, most likely whatever you
feel is right. A well written Tanka creates a vivid image which is related to
emotions. This type of poetry gives poets the opportunity to express their own
feelings in an unique way. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff9999"><FONT color=#400040>The basic technique of
writing a Tanka poem is that it has 31 syllables with 5 lines. The order of the
syllables are 5,7,5,7,7. This is how people in <st1:country-region
w:st="on">America</st1:country-region> write Tanka poetry; however, in
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Japan</st1:place></st1:country-region> it would be written in one
straight line. . A well written Tanka usually consists of one theme that
describes a general idea throughout the whole poem. . Thinking about your
daily life and your experiences might help you come up with a theme of your
own.</FONT></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<DIV>On Fri, 20 May 2005 15:04:52 -0500 "D. Vandever" <<A
href="mailto:hlannes@ev1.net">hlannes@ev1.net</A>> writes:<BR>> Thank you,
Your Grace, for posting this. I was going to print off <BR>>
something<BR>> from a book I have to use as a handout for the Steppes Bardic
<BR>> competition<BR>> but if I have your permission, I could just use
this with only a <BR>> paragraph<BR>> or two from the book I have.<BR>>
Annes<BR>> ><BR>> ></DIV></BODY></HTML>