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Word Craft Poetry is an uplifting community where poets can learn the basics of writing Japanese and American syllabic poetry by sharing their own poetic inspiration within a weekly poetry challenge called #TankaTuesday.

Participants submit their poetry written in one of these forms: haiku, senryu, haiga, tanka, gogyohka, haibun, tanka prose, renga, solo renga, cinquain, and its variations, Etheree, nonet, shadorma, badger hexastich, and Abhanga; or a form from the poetscollective.org. Poets receive positive feedback from peers who inspire each other to stretch their creativity. Participants and readers return each week to celebrate the weekly poetry stars recap each Monday.

Click the images below to connect with the poetry challenge resources. Now, let’s craft some syllabic poetry together!

#TankaTuesday Poetry Crafting Resources

Poetry Challenge Rules

Learn the rules to craft syllabic poetry.

Poetry Challenge Cheat Sheet

All the forms with additional links in one place.

#TankaTuesday Poet’s Book Gallery

Links to books written by our poetry community

Poetscollective.org

Find additional syllabic forms to write on poetscollective.org.

Optional Poetry Forms

Detailed information on some optional forms. Check out the NEW poetry forms created by our poets HERE.

Rhyme Schemes

Learn more about rhyme schemes used in syllabic poetry.

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  #TANKATUESDAY Weekly #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 291, 9/27/22, #THEMEPROMPT27 Sep 2022
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  #TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 290 |#Ekphrastic #photoPrompt26 Sep 2022
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  #TankaTuesday 2023 Planning25 Sep 2022
  I’ve started planning for the 2023 year of poetry challenges. I’m looking for constructive comments on what you would like to see in this challenge. Please let me know in the comments or email me at tankatuesdaypoetry@gmail.com. The last 2022 #TankaTuesday challenge will be 11/29/22. It’s number 300, so we should celebrate! I have aContinue reading “#TankaTuesday 2023 Planning”
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