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Tanka Poem published in the art of tanka journal

My tanka poem “Phone Call II” appeared in the art of tanka #1 (fall/winter 2023) on page 10.  The editor is Pamela A. Babusci.  I wrote this poem in the 1990s and recently revised it as a tanka.  A tanka is like a haiku poem, except that tanka are five lines long, so a writer can develop ideas more fully. The poem describes the comfort that a phone conversation can sometimes bring. #tanka #poetry #comfort Janet Ruth Heller reading her poems at the Kalamazoo Public Library; photo by Hedy Habra

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“Cottonwood Seeds” published in Ribbons

My tanka poem “Cottonwood Seeds” recently appeared in Ribbons 19.2 (Spring/Summer 2023) on page 42. The Tanka Society of America publishes Ribbons, and the editor is Susan Weaver. Tanka resemble haiku, but tanka are five lines long, so this format gives writers more space to develop ideas. I recently revised this poem. #tanka #lyricpoetry #shortpoems #revision Janet Ruth Heller reading her poetry at the Kalamazoo Public Library

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