Three ‘Tanka’ poems of Irish poet Gabriel Rosenstock

 Three ‘Tanka’ poems of Irish poet Gabriel Rosenstock

I request the readers to read the poems from the above link and then my review. Thanks.

To appreciate the three ‘tanka’ poems we need to know what is Tanka in Japanese Literature. Tanka is a Japanese poem in five lines and thirty-one syllables, giving a complete picture of an event or mood.

Gabriel Rosenstock is an Irish poet with keen passion for a Japanese genre of poetry and the pictures he has chosen are street arts from India and Switzerland. But the themes of all three poems are on India. The poet’s heart loves various nations irrespective of the geographical barriers and ethnicities. There is a subtle reminder that blind pride of the legends of the soil is no patriotism. You beautify your motherland with your art and cleanliness and express your care by way of your contribution to art, literature or sports and add feathers to her cap. The poems stand out on an unique genre and sharpness.