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Rika Inami Tutor Profile

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Hi, I'm Rika Inami, Tanka Poet and live in Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Tanka is the traditional short poetry in Japan.

 

 I mainly write it on nature.  Composing Tanka, I intend to leave myself to nature and express myself as well as the description of nature at once.

 

 In the past few years, I have been translating my original Japanese tanka poetry into English and composing in both Japanese and English. 

 

We Japanese have composed Tanka for over 1300 years, so it can be said to be our rhythm.

 Although Tanka has a much longer history than haiku, and it is still a step behind haiku in terms of global popularity. Tanka, like haiku, is a structured poem that expresses things including ourselves in a moment, but it is 5-7-5-7-7 (31 mora) rather than 5-7-5 (17 mora) haiku. The longer 14 mora, the more you can put yourself in it. It is the structured poetry in which you can express your daily feelings and emotions more humanity than haiku. In brief, it is lyricism.

I hope to spread Tanka around the world.

 

 It can be said that it is the Internet age, at which people can express themselves and get information in a short time.  Also, due to the pandemic of the new coronavirus called COVID-19, the times are changing in various ways.  I think that our thoughts and feelings are beyond description. However, still more living in such age, I believe that a poem can be created from a fragment of a life moment and encourages us.  It is a poetic spirit that wells up in our heart.  You will see joy and beauty in your life even though you are under the painful, pitiful and challenging situation.

 Just at this age, I recommend you to compose tanka poetry.

 Why don't you try to express such feelings and sensitivities in Tanka?

 I hope to help you with expressing your poetic mind into a poem called Tanka.

 I look forward to hearing from you.

 Rika Inami's Short Biography

 

 Rika Inami lives in Akita, Japan, graduated from the First Department of Literature, Waseda University and a member of 'Tanka Association Mirai,' 'Muro Saisei Learned Society' and 'Akita International Haiku Network.

 In University days, she was interested in philosophy both East and West, aesthetics and artists' sensitivity.

<<Award>> 

In Tanka

EBAN Prize on EU-Japan NewSpace 2060 International Illustrated Haiku

Competition 2019

https://newspace2060.com/2019/01/23/eu-japan-newspace2060-international-illustrated-haiku-competition-2019/

Solution Creators Prize on EU-Japan NewSpace 2060 International Illustrated HaikuCompetition 2019

https://newspace2060.com/2019/01/23/eu-japan-newspace2060-international-illustrated-haiku-competition-2019/

 

In Haiku

Win, 8th. Akita International Haiku Contest 2019, in Japanese

https://akitahaiku.com/2020/02/23/%e7%ac%ac8%e5%9b%9e%e7%a7%8b%e7%94%b0%e5%9b%bd%e9%9a%9b%e4%bf%b3%e5%8f%a5%e3%82%b3%e3%83%b3%e3%83%86%e3%82%b9%e3%83%88%e7%b5%90%e6%9e%9c%ef%bc%88%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e8%aa%9e%e9%83%a8%e9%96%80%ef%bc%89/ 

 

<Publication: side by side in both Japanese and English>

TANKA HARAKO 短歌原狐 I

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01B700SOE

TANKA HARAKO 短歌原狐II

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JVWXG9Y

TANKA HARAKO 短歌原狐III

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071VH2LR6

TANKA HARAKO COLLECTION短歌原狐集 1: Paperback/ ペーパーバック

https://www.amazon.co.jp/TANKA-HARAKO-COLLECTION1-%E5%8E%9F%E7%8B%90%E9%9B%86-MyISBN/dp/4815001952

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Rika Inami Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rikainami/?hl=ja

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RikaInami8

Blog: https://poet-rikainami.blogspot.com/

 
 



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