Undertow Tanka Review Issue 11 is open for submissions until April 20th.



Undertow Tanka Review Issue 11 is open for submissions until April 20th. Send up to 10 of your very best Tanka and/or Haiku to undertowtanka@gmail.com. We tend to favor surreal and modern tanka and haiku.  Surreal art is also accepted.

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