tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post3213684866942036560..comments2024-03-27T11:10:57.384-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: To the Lighthouse: Somonka, A Pair of Corresponsive TankaChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-72980784495963936932020-07-02T06:43:54.217-04:002020-07-02T06:43:54.217-04:00It helped a lotIt helped a lotSukanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157274355111953469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-34735935349874028382016-05-20T09:01:26.301-04:002016-05-20T09:01:26.301-04:00Dear Jan:
Generally speaking, tanka and haiku der...Dear Jan:<br /><br />Generally speaking, tanka and haiku derived from Japanese court poetry, which was greatly shaped by the Chinese poetic tradition. According to Judith N. Rabinovitch’s "Dance of the Butterflies: Chinese Poetry from the Japanese Court Tradition," the composition of Chinese poetry (kanshi) in the Japanese court dates to the mid-seventh century. During the Heian age (794-1185), kanshi emerged as one of two preeminent poetic genres employed by aristocrats, scholar-officials, and priests… over the centuries it developed into one of Japan’s most enduring literary forms. Kanshi continued to flourish in Japan through early modern times, remaining vital down to the Taisho era (1912-1926).” <br /><br />Many thanks for your encouraging comment.<br /><br />Have a nice weekend.<br /><br />Chen-ouChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-60620805516511676072016-05-19T23:42:47.222-04:002016-05-19T23:42:47.222-04:00Chen-ou
This is so much more thorough a background...Chen-ou<br />This is so much more thorough a background and study of the somonka form than is found online, even at "poem hunter". The discussion of the inclusiveness of the cooresponsive forms in haikai, and that the somonka reaches back even into Chinese literature is welcome.<br />Your examples show the versatility of form, syllable count, and broadness of love as the topic. <br />A van Gogh fan myself, I found your touching tribute somonka moving.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10891436816925432744noreply@blogger.com