Modern English Tanka Press Announces Take Five : The Best Contemporary Tanka of 2008
Modern English Tanka Press Announces Take Five : The Best Contemporary Tanka of 2008
February 12, 2008 - Baltimore, MD
Modern English Tanka Press announces a new anthology, Take Five : The Best Contemporary Tanka of 2008.This anthology, headed up by editor-in-chief, M. Kei, will review all tanka published in English during 2008 and make selections to showcase the breadth and quality of of English-language tanka poetry. The anthology will be published early in 2009 in both trade paperback and hardcover editions. It is expected to be an annual anthology showcasing each year's best tank
The anthology is the brainchild of M. Kei, well-known tanka poet and editor ofAtlas Poetica : A Journal of Poetry of Place in Modern English Tanka No stranger to anthology editing, M. Kei previously edited the ground-breaking and critically acclaimed anthologyFire Pearls : Short Masterpieces of the Human Hear in 2006. M. Kei heads up a team of editors, including Prof. Sanford Goldstein, tanka poet and co-translator of Japanese tanka poets for more than forty years Pamela A. Babusci an award-winning poet/artist, whose awards include the Museum of Haiku Literature,Yellow Moo, andKokako competitions; Liam Wilkinson, curator of the 3LIGHTS Online Gallery of Haiku and Tanka and co-editor oModern Haig; Patricia Prime, co-editor ofKokako and reviews editor ofStylus (AUS) andTakahe (NZ); and Bob Lucky, poet, writer, and teacher.
Kei explained that the project would be different from existing tanka competitions because it is an anthology with editors, not a contest with judges. "Our goal is to showcase not only the best tanka being written and published in English today, but also to present excellence in anthology-making. We will not be voting on which tanka to include, but nominating tanka which we will discuss and debate amongst ourselves. We will select work that exemplifies both the best individual tanka and the best anthology we can produce, with due respect to the diversity of tanka in English around the world
Editors and authors who wish to assure that their works published in 2008 are reviewed by the editorial team may submit two copies of the work to:
Attn: Take Five
M. Kei, Editor-in-chief
P O Box 111
Elkton, MD 21922-111
Email: take5tanka [at] modernenglishtankapress [dot] com
Readers who wish to draw the board's attention to works they admire are also welcome to submit copies. All copies become the property of the Take Five editorial board and cannot be returned. Please note, parcels which require a signature cannot be received. If you wish to receive an acknowledgment of your submission, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard with the package. International correspondents should send an IRC in lieu of stamps. Please inquire before making electronic submissions: unexpected attachments will be deleted.
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