Nectar Untouched (2011), Ichi Tanka Gang first chapbook: Tanka of Peggy Heinrich, J. Zimmerman, and Patrick Gallagher

Ichi Tanka Gang first chapbook (2011)
Image © 2011-2015 by Patrick Gallagher.
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Features of Nectar Untouched (2011)

Tanka by Peggy Heinrich, J. Zimmerman, and Patrick Gallagher

A collection of new and selected tanka from one tanka collective, the Ichi Tanka Gang, whose works (particularly those of the experienced and highly regarded Peggy Heinrich) have been widely published.

A sample poem by each poet is below:

A favorite of Peggy Heinrich: 


   last summer
   we laughed at long shadows
   cast by small stones —   
   I no longer smile
   at dark shapes on sand

           [First published in Time Haiku,
            Tanka Pool, number 32, August 2010]
© 2010-2015 by Peggy Heinrich.

A favorite of J. Zimmerman: 


   The agility 
   of the falcon alighting 
   on my fist, then
   as she steps into the sky 
   my moment of envy
   
           [First published in 
            Ribbons Tanka Café, 2010]
© 2010-2017 by J. Zimmerman.

A favorite of Patrick Gallagher: 


   this carnival
   by far the grandest on Earth   
   it came so quickly
   being queued up
   for the last ride
© 2011-2015 by Patrick Gallagher.

Links and Books

Links and Books.

Related pages: *Poetry index. * How to Write Poetry.
How to write specific forms: * Haibun. * Haiku. * Hay(na)ku. * Rengay. * Tanka.
* Books of Poetry Form.

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