Tanka
Tanka is a classic form of
Japanese poetry related to
the haiku with five unrhymed
lines of five, seven, five,
seven, and seven syllables.
(5, 7, 5, 7, 7) The 5/7/5/7/7
rule is rumored to have been
made up for school children
to understand and learn
this type of poetry. For
an in depth description
of Haiku, please visit the
Shadow Poetry Haiku,
Senryu, and Tanka section.
Example #1:
A cool wind blows in
With a blanket of silence.
Straining to listen
For those first few drops of rain,
The storm begins in earnest.
Haiku
Most popular definition,
but there is more to
haiku than meets the eye:
Haiku (also called nature or
seasonal haiku) is an unrhymed
Japanese verse consisting of
three unrhymed lines of
five, seven, and five syllables
(5, 7, 5) or 17 syllables in all.
Haiku is usually written in the
present tense and focuses on
nature (seasons).
The 5/7/5 rule was made up
for school children to
understand and learn
this type of poetry.
For an in depth description
of Haiku, please visit the
Shadow Poetry
Haiku, Senryu, and Tanka section.
There is much more to haiku than
the made up 5/7/5 version.
Example #1:
Pink cherry blossoms
Cast shimmering reflections
On seas of Japan
One more rule: the contestants submit
the best three poems and send them
to me judge at the end of the contest. Good Luck.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on September 14
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: This been the most wonderful contest I have given. I want thank all of you for coming to my contest. I wish I could have awarded more trophys, but I felt these that have been added to the finalist says it all. They are remarkable in their voice.
Contest Winners
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desert rain
by myrataal 21 lines, 5 comments, on Aug 24 11:34 PM. In Double Tanka, Nature, Hope
Gold trophy winner
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dipped and rose above the field
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Memory mine.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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a foot raised, mid-air
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Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
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mosquito buzzing
around my neckby mightyafrowhitey 18 lines, 5 comments, on Aug 3 4:44 AM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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I have a rather... stupid question about this contest, but I'm going to ask it anyway.
The name of the contest is "Ribbon Sky", so does this mean you want the poems to be about a ribboned sky, or was that just a random title you threw together?
Either way, I'm going to do my best to enter before the deadline is up.
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thank u
thank u for comming to my contest. The anology best suited for the contest is to take a look at Steve Wonder's lyric song and write a best anology "Ribbon Sky" poem given. Saddie23
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I'm sorry, I don't understand your new rule in this contest. Are you saying we have to comment or at least read every poem now and then send you our picks for the top three places?
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thank u
Thank you for entering my contest. Yes, you will have to read every entry and vote for the best three you submit. Everyone will not have to comment, but helps others to improve their writing by giving moral support and commenting. Saddie23
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