American Tanka
Encyclopedia
American Tanka is a U.S.
literary journal
devoted to the publication of English language
tanka
(短歌) poetry
. Founded in 1996, it is edited and published by Laura Maffei and headquartered in Staten Island
, New York
. Although there had been earlier poetry journals that published tanka along with other short poetry forms, American Tanka was the first regularly published journal in the United States to focus on English language tanka poetry. The style of journal is published with a "one poem per page" layout that has become the hallmark of the journal. It currently publishes semi-annually.
United States
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literary journal
Literary magazine
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devoted to the publication of English language
English language
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tanka
Waka (poetry)
Waka or Yamato uta is a genre of classical Japanese verse and one of the major genres of Japanese literature...
(短歌) poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
. Founded in 1996, it is edited and published by Laura Maffei and headquartered in Staten Island
Staten Island
Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...
, New York
New York
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. Although there had been earlier poetry journals that published tanka along with other short poetry forms, American Tanka was the first regularly published journal in the United States to focus on English language tanka poetry. The style of journal is published with a "one poem per page" layout that has become the hallmark of the journal. It currently publishes semi-annually.