Tanka 1
Inspired by the Yellow Wax stone "The Great Overhang"
New Year's Eve
in the dim light
of the room
the wind writes stories
in our voids
(Originally published in VSANA, January 2026 - Link: https://www.vsana.org/ppp-44-jan-1--26)
Tanka 2 (Unpublished)
spring protest
chocolate flowers
in the guns
my boots started
to splosh
© Barbara Anna Gaiardoni
Barbara Anna Gaiardoni is an Italian pedagogist and author. Her Japanese-style poetry has been published in various magazines and translated into 12 languages. A winner of the 7th Basho International English Haiku Competition and a two-time Touchstone Award nominee (2023, 2024), she was recently named among the European Top 100 most creative haiku authors in 2025. Her work has consistently featured in The Mainichi’s "Best of" lists and received Honorable Mentions at the Fujisan Tanka Contest (2024, 2025).
Drawing, swimming in the sea, and walking in nature are her passions.
