Castles in the Sand

Collects 78 tanka by 50 members of the Tanka Society of America its first-ever anthology, edited by society founder, Michael Dylan Welch.

shore alchemy

changing bored children

into water sprites

bored adults into

builders of fine castles

Art Stein

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• Read the introduction

• Read What Is Tanka?

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2002, saddle-stapled, 32 pages, 5½ x 8½ inches, ISBN 1-878798-26-X

• “The practice of writing tanka increases our consciousness of emotions and perceptions, prompting us to build castles of words where others may see only sand.” —from the introduction

• “The alchemy of tanka is that this poetry changes us, making us more aware of the mundane and miraculous. Indeed, the practice of writing tanka increases our consciousness of emotions and perceptions, prompting us to build castles of words where others may see only sand. The poets represented in this book—the premier anthology by members of the Tanka Society of America—invite you to explore their poems, which, ultimately, is an exploration of yourself.” —from the back cover