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Tanka stresses love, beauty, and hope, in parallels between human life and nature. What is sought within the very simple form (five lines in English) is to express the essence of a yearning with a depth in which all the emotions are intermingled. The vivid expression of that which has touched the heart has the power to evoke a wealth of associations. Tanka is a wonderful medium of expression. Because of its brevity, it is a form in which poets can produce highly "memorable" and "memoizable" works. Like haiku, tanka often employs natural imagery and settings to evoke thoughts or feelings. However, tanka's greater length (compared with haiku) allows for expressions of deeper thoughts and of themes that would be too difficult for haiku to carry. As an easy definition, tanka in English is a new creation: an ancient style of poetry that speaks to the hearts and emotions of contemporary people. In this spirit, the author's journey in tanka, accompanied by two cats, continues. Yukiko Inoue-Smith, PhD, a professor emerita, has been extensively involved in work with tanka. Her recent books include the following collections of her tanka poems: Tanka in Droplets; The Happiness of Living Unknown; and The Wail of Gaea. She knows that her journey in search of where she belongs will continue, with two cats as companions.
