All aboard for travels near and far in 73 tanka that provide a wonderful range of experiences and memories in five lines down. Growing up, I was fortunate to go cross-country with my family several times, and it instilled a strong love of travel. What I recognized in editing this issue is that no matter how far or how often you travel, each time you are likely to treasure seeing the world from a new point of view, as well as finding a new world within you. A deep bow of gratitude to each of you who submitted tanka! Enjoy this excursion and, as Bashō wrote in his haibun travel diary, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, “Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.”

Tom Clausen


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