American Tanka is a print journal devoted exclusively to the fast-growing genre of English-language tanka. The journal's lively website features sample poems from previous issues and an on-line submission form.

A society founded 2004/2005 for sharing tanka in Japanese and English.

A page of tanka by various contributors with links to other tanka pages, managed by Kozue Uzawa.

This page gives a brief biography of a pioneer poet of tanka in English, the famous Japanese-American newspaper photographer, Jun Fujita (1888 - 1963), with a link to some of his poems. His 1923 book, Poems in Exile, still reads better than many current works.

This English-language intro by Prof. Lewis Cook introduces the full Japanese text of the first imperial anthology of Japanese poetry (which requires Japanese-text-handling software). It is a thorough and interesting introduction to the early history of the tanka.

The homepage of an online group devoted to the discussion and composition of "modern waka"--moderated by Christopher Baskind and Donna Ferrell.

An extensive list of books on the subject, compiled and commented upon by William J. Higginson.

Jane Reichhold's tanka page: an index of links to her history of tanka in English, sample tanka that have appeared in her magazines and annual contest booklets, and so on.

Tanka poems in English and Arabic.

Homepage of a nationwide society devoted to the study, composition, and sharing of English-language tanka. Information on the society and its activities, including a hardcopy newsletter and annual contest. Webmaster, Jean Emrich.

The homepage of a Japanese tanka club that also publishes a journal in English. When the page loads, click on "English" for a description of their activities.

A comprehensive essay on the development of Japanese tanka by Richard MacDonald.

Results of the 1st World Tanka Competition, 2000, including the winning poems and comments by the English division judge, James Kirkup. Sponsored by Sakurama Makoto no Kai (Noh player association) of Yamato-city. The theme of the contest was "The grasses beside a stream". In both Japanese and English, which appears about 20% down the page.

Gateway to a tanka discussion forum moderated by Jane Reichhold.