POETRY: a chance for Poets to get Exposure for their Poems

5 Comments / Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenges / By Colleen Chesebro: WordCraftPoetry / 10 Jul 2015 10 Jul 2015 / haiku, Haiku in English, poetry

Attention poets… See what Chris McMullen has up his sleeve! <3

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LifestyleswithLia
15 Jul 2015 at 12:52 pm

What a great idea he has! Thanks for sharing with us…it’s a perfect forum for poets!

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LifestyleswithLia
15 Jul 2015 at 12:52 pm

PS: 37% of Fairies is done! BRAVISSIMA!

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1. Silver Threading
  15 Jul 2015 at 1:41 pm
  
  Actually, I have been redoing and rewriting… Just getting ready to start chapter 3 tomorrow. 😀 Thanks for being there for me, Lia. Your support is so fabulous. <3
  
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  1. LifestyleswithLia
    15 Jul 2015 at 1:43 pm
    
    That sounds like great progress ! I’m enamored with the final result already! My niece will love it…
    
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    1. Silver Threading
      15 Jul 2015 at 1:45 pm
      
      I have changed it and will have to redo the introduction. I might work on that after chapter 3. I have to get into it a bit further. 😀 <3
      
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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. 💜

Great message, Colleen, and oh what memories that brings up! We try our best to reuse, recycle, and reduce here.…

LOL! Oh, yes. Same here. 😂

Interesting! My mother used the same cost-saving measures as your step-mother, with the addition of saving and reusing her teabags…

That’s the same thoughts I had. I didn’t care for my step mother but she was right!

My grandmother was just like that. But in retrospect, I see she was right about a lot of things I…