TY - BOOK AU - Ramesh, Kala TI - The forest i know: a gathering of tanka verses SN - 9789354227585 U1 - 821.92 RAM-K PY - 2021/// CY - India PB - HarperCollins Publishers N1 - Tanka, a 1300-year-old, five-line lyrical form of poetry from Japan, was originally called 'waka', which translates as 'short song'. The Forest I Know, Kala Ramesh's first book in this genre, consists mainly of tanka, tanka prose and tanka doha. With stunningly bold and beautiful poems encompassing every facet of our day-to-day living, this book is at once ancient and modern, enduring and unforgettable - and is sure to resonate with the reader ER -