tanka poet; tanka composer
Refers to a person who composes tanka, a traditional Japanese poetic form of 31 syllables.
She is a famous tanka poet and has published many poetry collections.
Compound of 歌 (uta, 'song, poem') and 詠み (yomi, 'composing, reciting'), the nominalized form of 詠む (yomu, 'to compose poetry').