Tanga (poetry)

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Tanga poetry is a five-line version of haiga and consists of short poetic quintains in either the tanka,tetractys,lanterne or American cinquain formats, superimposed upon a picture.The poem complements and is relevant to the visual image.The poem is normally digitally inserted upon the related photographic image or picture or drawing in a contrasting coloured type to the colours of the photo..

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  • Tanga samples [1]
  • Primer to create haiga [2]
  • Workshop group for Tanga poets [3]