Welcome to POETRY TUESDAY!
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Hello. I am looking for someone to take over the poetry challenge in November because I want to participate in NANOWRITMO for the entire month. This post takes about two hours to compile. All you have to do is copy my template and copy the links to everyone else’s poetry from the previous week’s comments. Whoever is interested – I will add you as an editor/writer to my blog for this challenge.
If you prefer to do it on your own blog for a month – I would be honored. My stats rise every Tuesday and your’s should too. We just need to advertise it so the challenge can be found.
Please let me know by commenting on this post. If no one is interested – I will suspend the linkbacks to your posts for the month to save time. Tell me your thoughts. ❤
Please note:
We are all students of poetry. I have given you the instructions on how to write the different forms. Try your best to be as exact as you can. There are no tests, and I don’t grade your work. LOL!
The biggest change you will learn about is in writing a Haiku vs. a Senryu. Also, remember, pronunciation in different parts of the world will affect your syllable count. Go with your gut on determining the syllable count. You are the poet and the creator of your own work.
The main objection of this challenge is to learn how to write various forms of poetry. Remember, if you are submitting your poetry for publication in literary journals, contests, or self-publishing, you should know the correct forms and use them. Check the rules by clicking on the links below. ❤
For Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge, you can write your poem in one of the forms defined below.
Click on the link to learn about each type or go to the Poetry Challenge category tab on my menu to find instructions for each poetry form:
HAIKU in English 5/7/5 syllable structure. A Haiku is written about seasonal changes, nature, and change in general.
TANKA in English 5/7/5/7/7 syllable structure. Your Tanka will consist of five lines written in the first person point of view. This is important because the poem should be written from the perspective of the poet.
HAIBUN in English Every Haibun must begin with a title. Haibun prose is composed of short, descriptive paragraphs, written in the first person singular.
The text unfolds in the present moment, as though the experience is occurring now rather than yesterday or some time ago. In keeping with the simplicity of the accompanying haiku or tanka poem, all unnecessary words should be pared down or deleted. Nothing must ever be overstated.
The poetry never tries to repeat, quote, or explain the prose. Instead, the poetry reflects some aspect of the prose by introducing a different step in the narrative through a microburst of detail. Thus, the poetry is a sort of juxtaposition – seemingly different yet somehow connected.
Senryu in English 5/7/5 syllable structure. A Senryu is written about love, a personal event, and have some sort of irony present.
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(Currently, free-verse prose poems are NOT part of this challenge)
Here are some great sites that will help you write your poetry and count syllables.
For Synonyms and Antonyms. When your word has too many syllables, find one that works.
Find out how many syllables each word has. I use this site for all my Haiku and Tanka poems. Click on the “Workshop” tab to create your Haiku, Senryu, or Tanka.
THE RULES
I will publish the Tuesday prompt post at 12: 03 A.M. Mountain Standard Time (Denver Time). That should give everyone time to see the prompt from around the world.
WRITE YOUR POEM ON YOUR BLOG as a post.
How Long Do You Have and Your Deadline: You have a week to complete the Challenge with a deadline of Monday at 12:00 P.M. (Noon) Denver time, U. S. A. This will give me a chance to add the links from everyone’s poem post from the previous week, on the new prompt I send out on Tuesday. I urge everyone to visit the blogs and comment on everyone’s poem.
The rules are simple.
I will give you two words that you need to use (in some form) in the writing of your poetry. This will be a challenge in writing your Haibun poem. Follow the rules carefully.
The two words can be used in any way you would like to use them. Words have different definitions, and you can use the definitions you like. Feel free to use synonyms for the words when the poetry form calls for it.
LINK YOUR BLOG POST TO MINE WITH A PINGBACK. To do a Pingback: Copy the URL (the HTTPS:// address of my post) for the current week’s Challenge and paste it into your post. You may also place a copy of your URL of your post in the comments of the current week’s Challenge post.
Because of the time difference between where you are, and I am, you might not think your link is there. I manually approve all links. People taking part in the challenge may visit you and comment or “like” your post. I also need at least a Pingback or a link in the comments section to know you took part and to include you in the Weekly Review section of the new prompt on Tuesday.
BE CREATIVE. Use your photos and create “Visual POETRY” if you wish, although it is not necessary. Use whatever program you want to make your images.
As time allows, I will visit your blog, comment, and TWEET your POETRY
If you add these hashtags to your post TITLE (depending on which poetry form you use) your poetry may be viewed more often:
#Haiku, #Tanka, #micropoetry, #poetry, #5lines, #Haibun, #Prose #Synryu, #CinquainPoetry
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE YOUR TWITTER ACCOUNT LINKED TO YOUR BLOG – I WILL NO LONGER TWEET YOUR POETRY… THERE IS NO SENSE SINCE YOUR TWEET BECOMES PART OF WORDPRESS.COM AND THERE IS NO ATTRIBUTION BACK TO YOU.
You may copy the badge I have created to go with the Weekly Poetry Challenge Post and place it in your post:
HERE’S WHO JOINED US LAST WEEK FOR OUR 53rd POETRY CHALLENGE USING THE WORDS – MIST & SHARE:
(Please make sure to visit the other participants. Remember, we learn from each other. <3)
Tanka Tuesday: Mist and shape – Jane Dougherty Writes
Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge No. 53 – MIST & SHAPE – Ladyleemanila
Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge No. 53 – MIST & SHAPE – HAIKU – Mick E Talbot Poems
Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge No. 53 – MIST & SHAPE – SENRYU – Mick E Talbot Poems
Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge No. 53 – MIST & SHAPE – TANKA – Mick E Talbot Poems
Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge No. 53 – MIST & SHAPE – CINQUAIN – Mick E Talbot Poems
The Clear Light of You – #Haibun #Tanka | Trent’s World (the Blog)
When the Lights Turn Out – #Haibun | Trent’s World (the Blog)
Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge Mist & Shape | Annette Rochelle Aben
Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge No. 53 – MIST & SHAPE #Cinquain #Senryu | But I Smile Anyway…
Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge No. 53 – MIST & SHAPE | willowdot21
Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge No. 53 – MIST & SHAPE | Tessa Can Do It! Positivity is Catching!
Misty Fay | like mercury colliding…
Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge – 53 – The Bag Lady
Learning to Fly | method two madness
Tanka: Mist and Shape – tea & paper
Shape & Mist | thoughts and entanglements
Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge – 53 – Stuff & What If
Colleen’s Poetry – Challenge: Mist & Shape – Afterwards
Dreaming Shapes in the Mist: Haibun | Yesterday and today: Merril’s historical musings
Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge – 53: Mist & Shape – The Shower of Blessings
Prompted Poetry – Shift & Shake
In the Fog of Doubt – Storie Cantabile
Sequence… | Sue Vincent’s Daily Echo
#Haiku (Double): Eventide | Charmed Chaos
Plato’s Cave (Tanka) | Darkness of His Dreams
Shapes in the Mist (Haiku) | Darkness of His Dreams
Poetry Challenge Mist & Shape – Robbie’s Inspiration
Wings #Haiku | Lemon Shark Reef
Peeping Tom – Playing with words
The Ending – A Tanka & A Senryu – colleenchesebro.com
Don’t FORGET! If you are selected as my Poet of the Week, your poem will also be featured in my bi-monthly newsletter.
Sign-up HERE.
This week’s Poet of the Week is Willow, from her blog, WillowDot21. I really enjoyed her take on the prompt words in her Haiku and Tanka. We know her first poem is a Haiku because she’s written about nature. Her Tanka is also correct because she has written in the first person which is mandatory. Also, I was impressed with her creativity using the four horsemen of the Apocalypse as the subject of her poem. Excellent! ❤
Haiku Autumn
Autumn brings cold mist
Melding colour and all shape
Soft and all mellow.
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Mist and Shape : Tanka
Four shapes approached through mist
Clad black on horseback
Horsemen of Apocalypse
I was rooted to the spot.
©2017 WillowDot21
Here are the two words for this week’s challenge: GHOST & HAUNT
(any forms of the words and don’t forget to use synonyms)
POETRY TUESDAY! JOIN IN AND GET YOUR POETRY ON!
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Thanks for sharing ❤️
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You are welcome!
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I am interested ….have a look at my blog , you will find a lot of good poetries there !!
https://bleedingthoughtsweb.wordpress.com
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Thanks. I will check it out.
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Thank you for your interest. I think I will cancel the challenge for the month of November. That way I won’t worry about it. If you love poetry you should participate in my challenge.
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I hope you find someone to take over, Colleen. I’m going to try NaNo again this year.
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I’m thinking about it, too. . .
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NaNo or taking over the challenge?
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NaNo. 🙂
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I’m seriously thinking of skipping the challenge for the month.
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You deserve a break. 🙂
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Well, I’ll be writing a rough draft but hey, what do you do? LOL!
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I meant a break from the running the challenge. 🙂
I’ll have my copyedited manuscript to go through in mid-November, so that’s why I’m not sure if I want to take on anything else.
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🙂
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I might suspend the challenge for a month. It’s hard to do both. Best of luck, Jane. ❤️
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Thanks Colleen 🙂 You too! I don’t know how you find the time to run this challenge at all.
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LOL! My writing is suffering some. I have to get back on course. Besides, I am pretty reclusive and need the interaction. Too much living inside a magical world and well, you know… LOL! 😀
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The real world is hard to take. Get back into your own world. I’m sure it’s more interesting 🙂
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LOL! Today, it was a short story about an elf killer and a witch! OHHH…. 😀
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You ventured a long way into the wood beyond the wardrobe…
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LOL! Yup… see what I mean. This didn’t happen until I got older. Maybe it’s my second childhood. 😀
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Ans wiser 🙂
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Glad to hear it. We’ll all be in good company. ❤
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That’s very true 🙂
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https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2017/10/10/frozen-minds/
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Our team is interested in doing advertisement of poetry challenge November. You can check our blog too https://bleedingthoughtsweb.wordpress.com. We promise to fulfill this responsibility as best as we can.
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Thank you for your reply. I am thinking of stopping the challenge for the month. That way, I won’t worry and think about it. You should join in my challenge. ❤
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The words are very appropriate for this time of year, so, of course, I decided to ignore the cultural significance of October and ghosts/haunting, and went a different way with it. 😉 I hope you enjoy! https://trentsworldblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/10/the-haunting-you-haibun/
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https://janedougherty.wordpress.com/2017/10/10/tanka-tuesday-ghost-haunt/
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http://wp.me/p4ayEo-2rY My short link in case the ping back doesn’t work
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Hi Colleen here are my two entries, a Tanka and my first ever attempt at a Senryu. 💜💜
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Oops!and the link that I forgot!😊
https://willowdot21.wordpress.com/2017/10/10/colleen-chesebro-weekly-poetry-challenge-no-54/
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Didn’t go for the scary twist…but another type of haunting…;)
-kat
https://katmyrman.com/2017/10/10/haunted/
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Hello Colleen- Here is mine for this week! Hope you are having a beautiful day. https://charmedchaos.com/2017/10/10/haiku-double-lady/
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Hope you like my offerings!
http://butismileanyway.com/2017/10/10/colleens-weekly-poetry-tuesday-challenge-no-54-ghost-haunt-cinquain-senryu-haiku/
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https://tessacandoit.com/2017/10/10/colleens-weekly-poetry-challenge-no-54-ghost-and-haunt-oct-10-2017/
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https://frankjtassone.wordpress.com/2017/10/10/tanka-tuesday-101017-of-ghosts-hauntings-beauty-and-dreams/
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hi Colleen, here’s my haiku for this week 🙂
https://storiesto.wordpress.com/2017/10/11/haiku-31/
xo PS
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https://methodtwomadness.wordpress.com/2017/10/11/haunted/
Halloween is coming! Thanks for the spooky prompt.
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Hi Colleen, I tried a Cinquain this time, lots of fun with this style. http://teandpaper.ca/2017/10/11/cinquain-ghosts-and-haunt/
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Hi Colleen,
Hope you are doing good.
https://radhikasreflection.wordpress.com/2017/10/12/tanka-ghost-haunt/
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Had fun this week. And here it is:
https://sarahbrentynflash.wordpress.com/2017/10/12/the-usual-haunts/
Have a lovely break and best of luck with NaNo! 🙂
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A Haibun this time. 🙂
https://merrildsmith.wordpress.com/2017/10/12/two-trains-haibun/
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Loved your cinquain, Colleen. I decided to come out of my comfort zone and try one out also. The last time was high school. https://odaciuk.wordpress.com/2017/10/13/colleens-weekly-poetry-tuesday-challenge-54-ghost-haunt-cinquain/
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Way to go, Olga. Why not? They are fun. ❤
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It certainly was fun and challenging. Thanks, Colleen. 🙂
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You’re welcome. ❤
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Hi Colleen! Hope you’re well. This is mine:
http://smellthecoffeeweb.blog/2017/10/14/a-river-in-egypt/
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I’ve written a bit of a sad tanka this week. Oh dear… https://mjmallon.com/2017/10/15/colleens-weekly-poetry-tuesday-challenge-no-54-ghost-haunt/
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Terrific offerings from Willow, Colleen. I’m not ready to let go of Halloween yet. 😉
I know you’re giving your best NaNoWriMo roar! Hugs.
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Me too, Teagan. I love Halloween and autumn. Christmas… I’ve never been a fan. I don’t have good memories from my childhood and it was always hard for me with my own kids. I did the best I could, but now, I enjoy celebrating the winter solstice better. It has more meaning. 😀 ❤
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I’m with you 100% about that, Colleen. 🙂
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