The classic Japanese poetry of a professor at the University of Guam’s School of Education has been published by JustFiction Edition. Winter Woods: My Journey into Tanka by Yukiko Inoue-Smith, ...

Welcome to a poetic exploration of restaurant cuisine! We are about to describe delicious dishes in a unique style called tanka poems. Think of it as a journey through food, where we use words to ...

Welcome to a poetic exploration of restaurant food like you have never experienced before. We are about to take you on a mouthwatering journey through delicious dishes, using the elegant form of tanka ...

Striking a match / momentarily / I see the foggy ocean – / is there a motherland / I can dedicate myself to? [ The translation of above quote is by Ms. Kozue Uzawa and Ms. Amelia Fielden cited from ...

Students will experience poetry as a form of communication. Students will learn about an ancient poetic tradition of Japan. Students will write tanka poetry in the correct form. What are the poems ...

Poet Bokusui Wakayama (1885-1928) was a big fan of sake, but he also had another passion. He wrote in “Minakami Kiko” (Minakami travels) that he “felt elation that was almost painful” whenever he ...