Japanese Tanka in Translation (9 books)

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Tanka was invented in Japan 1400 years ago. It was the dominant form of poetry until recently, and is still going strong. Here are some of the classic Japanese tanka books translated into English

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1		Mythic Adventures: Paintings & Poetry by Ayn Cates Sullivan (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 36 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		Tangled Hair: Selected Tanka from Midaregami by Akiko Yosano 4.22 avg rating — 438 ratings score: 198, 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		Ferris Wheel: 101 Modern and Contemporary Tanka by Kozue Uzawa 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 100, 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
4		A Long Rainy Season: Haiku and Tanka by Leza Lowitz (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.15 avg rating — 55 ratings score: 99, 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
5		Songs from a Bamboo Village: Selected Tanka from Takenosato Uta by Shiki Masaoka 3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 96, 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
6		Red Lights Shakko: Selected Tanka Sequences from Shakko by Mokichi Saito 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 95, 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
7		Modern Japanese Tanka by Makoto Ueda (Editor/Translator) 4.28 avg rating — 118 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
8		On This Same Star - Selections From the Tanka Poetry Collection WILL by Mariko Kitakubo really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 93, 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
9		Heavenly Maiden Tanka by Akiko Baba 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 92, 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

9 books · 5 voters · list created May 8th, 2010 by M. Kei (votes) .

Tags: japanese-poetry, poetry, short-poetry, tanka

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