Tanka a 1300-year-old five-line lyrical form of poetry from Japan was originally called 'waka' which translates as 'short song'. The Forest I Know Kala Ramesh's first book in this genre consists mainly of tanka tanka prose and tanka doha. With stunningly bold and beautiful poems encompassing every facet of our day-to-day living this book is at once ancient and modern enduring and unforgettable - and is sure to resonate with the reader.