WHAT IS TANKA ?
Definition of the Ideal Form of Traditional Tanka
Written in English This is the HTML version of this important definition. This definition is the agreed statement of Amelia Fielden (Australia), Robert D. Wilson
(Philippines), and Denis M. Garrison (USA). It has been published in various journals and may be further re-published with attribution included. There is a Commentary by
Denis M. Garrison appended to the definition which is excerpted from Modern English Tanka journal and which also may be re-published.
PDF version of "Definition of the Ideal Form of Traditional Tanka
Written in English"
Defining Tanka by Denis M. Garrison.
About Taika by Michael McClintock.
Tanka Length - Three Styles, a printable PDF handout by Denis M. Garrison.
Tanka Length - Three Styles, the handout by Denis M. Garrison as a printable JPEG.
* The links below are to offsite webpages. They will open a new window.
TSA's What is Tanka? Page
with definitions by Pat Shelley and Gerald St. Maur, and a draft definition form the Haiku Society of America
definitions committee led by William J. Higginson (HSA Newsletter, 1994).
What Is A Tanka? by Richard MacDonald.
Waka article
in Wikipedia, with bibliography and links.
