MODERN TANKA is a Japanese poetic form written in 31 syllables or less. The Japanese form is 5/7/5/7/7 but in English it's usually shorter than that due to the difference in Japanese and English syllables. The form was created 1,300 years ago in the Imperial Court where lovers would exchange tanka after a night together. With modern tanka you can write about any subject you chose. You may use poetic devices: personification, metaphor, alliteration, and simile are permitted in Tanka. Keep capitalization and punctuation to a minimum. No end rhymes. === click here if you want to read modern tanka examples === click here to read Tanka Society of America === click here if you want to read modern tanka rules

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