Try your hand at tanka, a Japanese form of poetry similar to haiku but longer. Like a haiku, a tanka focuses on specific moments and imagery, but it also adds a twist or change in the last two lines. It consists of 31 syllables placed over 5 lines of poetry, in the order of 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second line, 5 syllables in the third line, 7 syllables in the fourth line, and 7 syllables in the fifth and final line. Find out more about the tanka from the Academy of American Poets. [Photo by Mona Eendra on Unsplash]