Tag Archives: Jenny Ward Angyal

new moon rising . . .

A special thank you to Jenny Ward Angyal and Mary Frederick Ahearn for their lovely moon tanka (below) in celebration of my recent birthday. the self I’ve clung to all these years moonlight on water           –Jenny Ward Angyal          … Continue reading

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Tanka Tributes . . .

It’s such a pleasure to be able to include the work of two fine tanka poets, Lauren Mayhew and Jenny Ward Angyal, in these All Souls tribute posts. Lauren’s second poem “sliding down,” she writes, is a tribute to her … Continue reading

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Day of the Dead III . . .

    her altar set for family and friends . . . each calavera flickering light that sparks all of our memories                –Margaret Dornaus Once again, I’m privileged to share several images and small … Continue reading

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Birthday tanka countdown . . .

  Thank you to all who’ve added their lovely voices here and helped to make my birthday a real celebration.   There’s still time (a week!) to enter your tanka here for a chance to win a copy of Modern Japanese Tanka.   I’ll … Continue reading

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National Poetry Month: Guest Post #2, Jenny Ward Angyal . . .

My second National Poetry Month guest poet is Jenny Ward Angyal, whose beautiful work I’ve only recently discovered.  Jenny writes many forms of poetry, including tanka, from her home in North Carolina.   (You can read more of Jenny’s poetry … Continue reading

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