Tanka Poetry in English (29 books)

Tanka is the short five line lyric poem originally from Japan. It has been written in English for over 110 years. Here are some good tanka books written in English (not translated).

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1	Mythic Adventures: Paintings & Poetry by Ayn Cates Sullivan (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Take Five: Best Contemporary Tanka Volume 2 by M. Kei (Goodreads Author) (Editor-in-Chief) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Take Five: Best Contemporary Tanka, Volume 4 by M. Kei (Goodreads Author) (editor-in-chief) 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Take Five: Best Contemporary Tanka, Volume 1 by M. Kei (Goodreads Author) (editor-in-chief) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	First Winter Rain: Selected Tanka from 2006-2010 by Denis M. Garrison it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Take Five: Best Contemporary Tanka, Volume 3 by M. Kei (Goodreads Author) (editor-in-chief) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Fire Pearls by M. Kei (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Cigarette Butts and Lilacs by Andrew Riutta it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Ash Moon Anthology: Poems on Aging in Modern English Tanka by Denis M. Garrison 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Catzilla! Tanka, Kyoka, and Gogyoshi About Cats by M. Kei (Goodreads Author) (editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Slow Motion : The Log of a Chesapeake Bay Skipjack by M. Kei (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Heron Sea, Short Poems of the Chesapeake Bay by M. Kei (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Atlas Poetica 1 : A Journal of Poetry of Place in Modern English Tanka by M. Kei (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Atlas Poetica 2 : A Journal of Poetry of Place in Modern English Tanka by M. Kei (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 170, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Atlas Poetica 3 : A Journal of Poetry of Place in Modern English Tanka by M. Kei (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Atlas Poetica 4 : A Journal of Poetry of Place in Modern English Tanka by M. Kei (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 166, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Atlas Poetica 5 : A Journal of Poetry of Place in Modern English Tanka by M. Kei (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 164, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Atlas Poetica 6: A Journal of Poetry of Place in Contemporary Tanka by M. Kei (Goodreads Author) (editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 162, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Atlas Poetica 7 : A Journal of Poetry of Place in Contemporary Tanka by M. Kei (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 160, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Atlas Poetica 8 : A Journal of Poetry of Place in Contemporary Tanka by M. Kei (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 158, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Atlas Poetica 9 : A Journal of Poetry of Place in Contemporary Tanka by M. Kei (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 156, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Atlas Poetica 10 : A Journal of Poetry of Place in Contemporary Tanka by M. Kei (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 154, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Atlas Poetica 11 : A Journal of Poetry of Place in Contemporary Tanka by M. Kei (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 152, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Slow Motion: The Log of a Chesapeake Bay Skipjack by M. Kei (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Lip Prints by Alexis Rotella (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Jun Fujita, Tanka Pioneer by Denis M. Garrison (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	the tanka anthology by Michael McClintock 4.50 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Landfall by M. McClintock (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Jack Fruit Moon by Robert D. Wilson 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars