Colleen M. Chesebro is a Michigan Poet who loves crafting syllabic poetry, flash fiction, and creative fiction and nonfiction. Colleen sponsors a weekly syllabic poetry challenge, called #TankaTuesday, on wordcraftpoetry.com where participants learn how to write traditional and current forms of syllabic poetry. A published author, Colleen is also an editor of “Word Weaving, a Word Craft Journal of Syllabic Verse, also found on wordcraftpoetry.com. Colleen’s mission is to bring the craft of writing syllabic poetry to anyone who thinks they can’t be a poet.
Recently, she created the Double Ennead, a 99-syllable poetry form for the Carrot Ranch literary community at carrotranch.com. Colleen’s poetry has appeared in various anthologies and journals including “Hedgerow-a journal of small poems,” and “Poetry Treasures1 & 2” a collection of poetry from the poet/author guests of Robbie Cheadle on the “Treasuring Poetry” blog series on “Writing to be Read."
Colleen published “Word Craft: Prose & Poetry, The Art of Crafting Syllabic Poetry,” which illustrates how to write various syllabic poetry forms used in her Tanka Tuesday challenges; and a collection of poetry, flash fiction, and short stories called, “Fairies, Myths & Magic: A Summer Celebration,” dedicated to the Summer Solstice. She contributed a short story called “The Changeling,” in the “Ghostly Rites Anthology 2020,” published by Plaisted Publishing House.
Find Colleen at Word Craft: Prose & Poetry at wordcraftpoetry.com.
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Colleen is in the house with The field. Nice two sentence form that does the trick of what the Haiku intends. You do get a sense of peace and calm.
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Colleen M. Chesebro—Prose Metrist
Crafting Syllabic Poetry is my Ikigari 💜
One day, I stumbled across the Japanese word Ikigari. After some research, I discovered iki means life. In Japanese, Gai means worth or value. When these words combine, they form the definition of ikigari, which is life’s worth. It’s often translated or interpreted as a reason for getting up in the morning. So, yes, writing syllabic poetry is my ikigari.
I also believe writing syllabic poetry strengthens our writing skills. When we create poetry, we gain command of language; cultivate a healthy vocabulary, master literary devices such as metaphor, simile, alliteration, hyperbole, and allegory. We learn to work in imagery. We connect with our ikigari.
When I’m not writing poetry or crafting short stories, you’ll find me digging in my garden, or playing with my two unicorn cats, Chloe & Sophie. I live in East Lansing, Michigan with my husband—my soul mate. Most days you can find me writing poetry on wordcraftpoetry.com. 💜
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Colleen is in the house with The field. Nice two sentence form that does the trick of what the Haiku intends. You do get a sense of peace and calm.
Thanks for sharing Ron. 😀
A very serene image and great haiku
Thank you Olga. <3
Hello Colleen! Lovely haiku.
Thanks Vashti. 💖
Very nice: the words re-paint the photo perfectly IMHO.
Thank you. It was a lovely morning.
Very nice and simple, just how I like my haikus, Colleen. Did this one come to you easily?
Enjoy the Spring. It officially gets here at 22:45 GMT tonight. 🙂
Yes it did Hugh. It was all about the fog this morning. 😆
Amazing just how what is actually happening around us brings us creativity to the door. I love it when that happens.
Me that is the best kind. Yea for spring and inspiration! 💖
I love the pic and your haiku, Colleen 🙂
Thanks. 💖
Lovely picture and poetry.
Thank you. 💖
Lovely.
Thanks Patty!
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