The poem is a very mature look at love, which I really like. At the beginning of any relationship the sparks may be strong, but we have to remember that sparks don’t last forever, and we have to ...

“I hope the poems bring about an awareness of the beauty in nature and relationships with other people,” said Swanson, 79. For Swanson, the keyword is awareness. Awareness of someone else’s ...

A number of these poems are about relationships. She reflects on all phases, the beginnings, the during, while some seem after the fact. She writes about sex, but in flowery flows, rather than ...

On June 20, Father’s Day, I looked for tanka poems about relationships between a father and his daughter, but, unexpectedly, could not find many. This may have something to do with Father’s ...