Tanka handouts to exchange (trifold pamphlets, handmade books, bookmarks, postcards, or other handouts that feature your tanka—consider making at least 50 copies—optional)

Poems to read (you’ll have several opportunities to read your tanka)

Tanka-related books to sell at our informal tanka bookfair

Items to donate to our silent auction

Checkbook or cash to pay for books and silent auction items

Tanka notebook (we’ll have time for writing too)

Camera (don’t forget the area’s tourist attractions)

Swimsuit (for the hotel’s outdoor pool)

Your enthusiasm for a great day of sharing, writing, and celebrating tanka!