My thanks to the judges, Vandana Parashar and Reid Hepworth, for selecting the following tanka for this year's contest:
an arbutus
sheds its outer bark . . .
my skin
is the only thing
holding me together
Honourable Mention
2024 Sanford Goldstein International Tanka Contest
Judges' Comments:
This tanka poignantly captures the fragility and resilience of human existence. The shedding of the arbutus tree's bark mirrors the poet's own vulnerability and a sense of raw survival, hence suggesting a deep connection with nature.
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