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The Form of the Tankatriad
The First Triad
There are nine verses in the poem
divided into three triads. Each triad is structured uniquely:
A 2—Line
tanka; in the first triad any subject can be selected. This verse
is the first verse in each triad.
A 4—Line
tanka; this is "the root verse"
of the first triad; it is
a light whimsical verse written on a
theme from the 2 line verse of the first triad.
6—Six
Line tanka; the poet should compose up to 34
syllable tanka that develops the ideas /theme in the previous
verse and brings the triad to a conclusion. This tanka v
Each participant will write one
verse in each triad; each verse of a participating poet will be
constructed in one of the tanka forms described above—2 line tanka,
4 line tanka, and 6 line tanka. Each writer will construct only
one of each of these tanka verses.
(each participant decides
randomly on order of poets/each poet having three verses.)
The Second
Triad
A 2—Line
tanka; this verse links back to the two line verse in the first
triad but it shifts topics.
A 4—Line
tanka; "this root verse" is a light whimsical verse. The writer
should choose a new theme based on the two line verse of the first
triad.
6—Six
Line tanka; usual range 34-44 syllables but ultimately the counts
are left up to the authors.
The Third Triad
This tanka develops the new topic
and brings it to a conclusion.
2. Line Verse links back to
previous two line verse and introduces a new topic
4. Line Verse- "the root verse"
determines the theme
6. Line Verse develops theme and
concludes it . This last Tankatriad should loop back to the
beginning of the series.
Each section of the Tankatriad
does not "have to be written in order of 2-4-6 it can be switched
mirrored etc. but the two line verse needs to link to the previous
two line verse. As with all rules, these are only guidelines.
Karina Klesko, Sheila Windsor,
and Cindy Tebo
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