Kang Han-na: A South Korean Poet Finds Her Voice in Japan’s Tanka

“With time you can grow something really special.” (© Shinotsuka Yōko)

“The desire grew in me to one day write tanka.” (© Shinotsuka Yōko)

“Writing tanka felt like I was stretching out and slowing down words inside me.” (© Shinotsuka Yōko)

“I break down my complex, tangled feelings one by one and question them.” (© Shinotsuka Yōko)

“’Mother’ is a universal constant in language.” (© Shinotsuka Yōko)