English 170, Tanka Writing Roundtable is a one-credit writing workshop modeled after Japanese tanka groups. Tanka? Yes, tanka, the Japanese poem which extends beyond the perception-based tanka moment into the emotional or psychological heart of lyrical expression. Reading goals will be to become familiar with Modernist and Contemporary Japanese and English-language tanka. Writing goals will be to immerse students in writing original tanka and collaborative tanka sequences. The class will have several kukai contests. Each student will create a small chapbook of their best tanka and submit their best tanka to a literary journal.

The primary goal of this course is to plan, develop, and complete a tanka collection with the support and critical response of peers.

The secondary goal is to have fun sharing the creative process in a small workshop atmosphere. We will celebrate the variety of voices and experiences that will be evident in the projects.

Final Exam: University Commons 138-140
11:30-12:30
December 15, 2017

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Kukai 1 • Kukai 1 Results

Kukai 2 • Kukai 2 Results

Kukai 3 • Kukai 3 Results

Kukai 4 • Kukai 4 Results

Kukai 5 • Kukai 5 Results

Kukai 6 • Kukai 6 Results