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Skylark A Tanka Journal
Editor: Claire Everett skylark.tanka@
Skylark is a bi-annual publication, appearing in summer and winter. All prior copyrights are retained by the individual poets and revert back on publication. Please cite Skylark (volume and issue number) if your work is re-published in another journal. Submission guidelines: see last page of journal and/or the website. The latter will be updated regularly and will showcase the "Skylark's Nest" winners and runners up, as well as selected tanka-art/haiga. Copyright ? Skylark 2015, Claire Everett Cover image, `skylark' images and prompts: ? Amy Claire Rose Smith
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Skylark A Tanka Journal
Summer 2015: volume 3, number 1
Contents
Editor's Message by Claire Everett, 5 The Skylark's Nest by Joyce S. Greene, 9 The Skylark's Nest Prompt, 13 Individual Tanka, 15 Tanka Sequences, 67 Rengay, 105 Tanka Prose, 109 Special Feature, 127 Articles, Essays, Reviews by Jenny Ward Angyal,143 News, 169 Submission Guidelines, 171 Friends of Skylark, 173
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Editor's Message
It seems to have been a very long winter, particularly as it began with news of the death of Brian Zimmer. Not only was Brian a dear friend (he encouraged me in my early years as a writer of haiku and tanka and also supported me through my eldest son's journey with bipolar) but he was a gifted poet. When I announced the launch of Skylark, Brian publicly said, "It is bound to succeed," and that endorsement kept me motivated during those early months of self-doubt. This, the fifth issue, marks Skylark's third summer and may it sing to the international tanka community, in memory of Brian, in celebration of life, and love and poetry. In her grief, Joy McCall has written many beautiful pieces to honour and remember her beloved friend and I am delighted to be able to include some of them here. I hope that as many of you as possible will feel inspired to enter the next Skylark's Nest Award for which the prompt is a roe deer (or a deer of your choice). Those close to Brian will know that he regarded these exquisite creatures as kinsfolk. Indeed, I like to think he is with them now. Certainly, he possessed the same grace and gentleness of spirit . . . and wherever they are there is poetry
Tanka prose and rengay are both features of this issue. The latter presented something of a conundrum for me, as I have at times questioned its place in a tanka journal. Following a fellow editor's decision to no longer publish rengay, I received an increase in submissions. I thought it would be worthwhile asking some of the leading practitioners why they believe rengay has a place in a tanka journal. I know there are those in the haiku and tanka communities for whom rules and definitions are very important. I am inclined to think there is always room for manoeuvre and am also aware there are few venues for rengay. I am delighted that some of the writers I put these questions to had very clear ideas about the genre and were willing to share them with Skylark readers, and David Terelinck kindly agreed to write an article in support of rengay's place in a tanka journal. It is not disputed that rengay has its poetic foundations in the haiku tradition, but it seems that it is a linked form that appeals to many tanka poets, who believe, like me, that it can stake a claim in both genres. Whatever your views (and please write to me, or Jenny, if you feel inclined) you will see that rengay continues to be represented in Skylark, the only difference being, I have awarded it its own section.
--Claire Everett, April 2015
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