A Solitary Woman: Tanka by Pamela A. Babusci
Pamela A. Babusci is an internationally awardwinning haiku/tanka & haiga artist. Some of her awards include: Museum of Haiku Literature Award, International Tanka Splendor Awards, First Place Tanka Yellow Moon Competition (Aust), First Place Kokako Tanka Competition (NZ), First Place Saigyo Tanka Competition (US), First Place Inaugural Tanka Festival, 6th International Japan Tanka Contest Certificate of Merit Award, The 7th International Japan Tanka Contest Excellence Award.  Pamela A. Babusci has illustrated several books, including Full Moon Tide: The Best of Tanka Splendor Awards, Taboo Haiku,Take Five: Best Contemporary Tanka Vol.1,The Delicate Dance of Wings, Chasing the Sun: selected haiku from HNA 2007. She was also the logo artist for Haiku North America in NYC in 2003 and HNA in Winston-Salem, NC in 2007. Pamela A. Babusci is the founder and the editor of: Moonbathing: a journal of women's tanka, the first all-women's international tanka journal.  Poetry and art have been an integral part of her existence since her early teenage years. She has a deep desire to be creative on a daily basis. It feeds her spirit and soul, gives meaning to her life, and will continue to be a driving force until she meets her creator.