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.