In a very divisive, violent world, we could all use more peace, love and understanding, and Rock Island’s Rita Melissano is just the person to help provide them.

Welcome to a poetic exploration of restaurant cuisine! We are about to describe delicious dishes in a unique style called tanka poems. Think of it as a journey through food, where we use words to ...

The classic Japanese poetry of a professor at the University of Guam’s School of Education has been published by JustFiction Edition. Winter Woods: My Journey into Tanka by Yukiko Inoue-Smith, ...

Welcome to a poetic exploration of restaurant food like you have never experienced before. We are about to take you on a mouthwatering journey through delicious dishes, using the elegant form of tanka ...

Striking a match / momentarily / I see the foggy ocean – / is there a motherland / I can dedicate myself to? [ The translation of above quote is by Ms. Kozue Uzawa and Ms. Amelia Fielden cited from ...

Students will experience poetry as a form of communication. Students will learn about an ancient poetic tradition of Japan. Students will write tanka poetry in the correct form. What are the poems ...

“I tilt the bottle/ wanting to trap/ the sparkling fireworks/ inside the glass marble of/ my 'ramune' soda.” Minami Towada, a junior high school first-year student, composed this tanka, beautifully ...

To create a new lamp, Nendo and Luca Nichetto riffed on a tanka poem. Sure beats conference calls. To develop the design, Nichetto, who is based in Venice, and Sato, the founder of the Tokyo-based ...

Dr. Yukiko Inoue-Smith, a professor of educational psychology and research at the University of Guam School of Education, has released a new poetry book, The Inescapable Seasons of Life – Expressing ...