Tanka Journal poet

Iris Lee

2 poems in Issue 6, Issue 8

In their own words

My book of poems, URBAN BIRD LIFE, was published in 2010 by NY Quarterly Books. I've also had poetry published in HAIBUN TODAY, EPIPHANY, and MARSH HAWK REVIEW, among others. I'm drawn to syllabic and word-count forms. I'm a lifelong Brooklynite (honest!). I lead a writing workshop for theater professionals at The Actors Fund in New York City.

The Louvre echoeswith a hot dusty silence:Paris in summer.Even tourists have vanishedand the Tower looms, forlorn.
Another autumn Japanese maple flaming brief luminescence So little time left to read So little time left to write