Denis M. Garrison is a poet and editor. His well-received collection of free and formal 
verse, Sailor in the Rain and Other Poems, is currently in print as are his haiku 
collections, Hidden River, Eight Shades of Blue, and Fire Blossoms: The Birth 
of Haiku Noir. Garrison edits the respected journals Modern English Tanka 
and Ambrosia: Journal of Fine Haiku. He owns and operates the MET Press, a small 
publishing house specializing in fine verse.
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Tanka Teachers Guide

Tanka Teachers Guide
Tanka Teachers Guide, edited by Denis M. Garrison, is a teaching resource. It includes articles by leading tanka poets. A free 5.3 MB PDF ebook version is available for download.

The Tanka Teachers Guide is a public service of Modern English Tanka Press in cooperation with the Tanka Society of America. It contains primary materials and resources about tanka poetry which educators and students may copy without seeking permission. Modern English Tanka Press is dedicated to tanka education, welcomes innovative uses of its print and online resources, and wants to facilitate the use of its publications to the maximum extent feasible by educators at every level of school and university studies. Educators, without individually seeking permission from the publisher, may use MET Press publications, online digital editions and print editions, as primary or ancillary teaching resources.

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