Abstract This collection comprises tanka poems authored by Hisashi Matsue, who is a master of tanka poetry, an instructor for the California Tankakai in Los Angeles, California, which mainly consists of the Japanese and Japanese American poets in Los Angeles, and the editor for their periodical magazine. Included are a complete set of the California Tankakai’s magazine, "California Tanka," published quarterly (1979-2021) and semiannually (2022-present) since 1979, a set of special issues published...

Abstract The collection comprises monthly bulletins and anthologies of senryu poetry authored by the members of パイオニア川吟社 Paionia Senryu Ginsha from 1997 to present as well as the works by the members of other circles in Los Angeles, California between 1991 and 2002, including 川柳つばめ吟社 Senryu Tsubame Ginsha, かごめ川柳吟社 Kagome Senryu Ginsha, and 悠々会 Yuyukai and 自適会 Jitekikai. Also included are a reprint of an anthology, “鈴蛇 Suzuhebi,” which was originally published in the Jerome camp during the war, and...