This poem floats around the internet in various states. As far as I can tell, the original authors were Fred Bremmer and Steve Kroese of Calvin College & Seminary of Grand Rapids, MI., and was published in INFOCUS Magazine in May/June 1990.
A poll conducted among INFOCUS readers had established "waka" as the proper pronunciation for the angle-bracket characters () and , though some readers held out resolutely for "norkies." The text of