#TANKA TUESDAY POETRY CHALLENGE, “Dance & Command,” NO. 79 RECAP, #SYNONYMSONLY
Welcome to the Tanka Tuesday Poetry Recap. Last week I gave you two words that should have made you feel like celebrating because spring is trying so hard to appear around the world “dance & command.” There were many synonyms to choose from and I am happy to see such diversity in your poems. Great job everyone!
Here are the results of the voting for Challenge No. 78 “Grow & Honor,” with Jane Doughtery, voted as the Poet of the Week by her peers. â¤
Congratulations, Jane!
| Jane Dougherty | 3 |
|---|---|
| Charmed Chaos | 2 |
| Katja Rammer | 1 |
| Storie Cantabile | 1 |
| Luccia Gray | 1 |
| Method two Madness | 1 |
| Debora | 1 |
| Thoughts of Spring- Olga | 1 |
| John W. Leys | 1 |
| Swerve strikes again | 1 |
| Kat Myrman | 1 |
Jane Dougherty is the Poet of the Week for Challenge No. 78, for her Cinquain poem called, “Blossom Fallen.”
Springtime,
blossom fallen,
leaves unfurling worship
golden, honey-poured sweetness of
sunlight.
Š 2018 Jane Dougherty
HEREâS WHO JOINED US LAST WEEK FOR OUR 79th POETRY CHALLENGE USING SYNONYMS FOR THE WORDS: âDANCE & COMMANDâ
Seasonâs Dance â #Tanka | Trent’s World (the Blog)
#Tanka Tuesday: Dance & Command â Jane Dougherty Writes
#Cinquain Poetry âAngels â Sharing With Others
Colleen Chesebro Weekly Tuesday Tanka Poetry Challenge. Dance & Command. | willowdot21
Experimental â âŚ.BilocalaliaâŚ.Â
Colleenâs Weekly Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge Dance & Command | Annette Rochelle Aben
Dog-poet turns humourist | Mucky Boots and Flawless Paws
Colleenâs Tanka Tuesday: DANCE and COMMAND â Afterwards
Murmurations â thehouseofbailey
My New York: A City Love Affair â Frank J. Tassone
Scamper across the dance floor⌠â Swerve Strikes Again
Masquerade â a tanka | Darkness of His Dreams
Mirage | Sue Vincent’s Daily Echo
BioRhythm â Colleenâs Weekly Challenge â No-Madder Nomadder
Here (Ici) | method two madness
Wintry Cheer | Stuff and what ifâŚ
White Blossoms Fall: NaPoWriMo, Day 11 â Yesterday and today: Merril’s historical musings
Do Command the Two Step Dance / The Final Curtain1
Revelry | like mercury colliding…
A Haibun | thoughts and entanglements
You, Melting my Core â Poetry Challenge | Katja Rammer
Stepping Out â Being in Nature
Colleenâs 2018 Weekly Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge Dance & Command | The Shower of Blessings
Tanka: A Beautiful Mess â Charmed Chaos
Colleenâs Weekly Poetry Challenge â The Bag Lady
TANKA TUESDAY #79 DANCE and COMMAND â The Kettle ClicksâŚÂ
Colleen weekly Tanka Tuesday challenge #79 â My pen
Remember, the cutoff for your poetry submission is Sunday, 12 NOON,
Denver Time, USA.
Today is the day we vote on the poem that spoke to you the most from the “Dance and Command,” Synonyms Only Prompt. I’ll announce the winner on next week’s Recap.
Remember, this isnât a personality contest â itâs a poetry challenge. Visit the links below. Before you vote, ask yourself these questions:
- Does the poem follow the structured guidelines?
- What emotions do the words convey to you as the reader?
- What is it about the poem you selected that makes it resonate with you?
Type in the name of the Poet in the “Other” Category.
Next week, on the Recap Iâll announce the Poet of the Week winner(s) for No. 79 â Dance & Command.
TO VOTE!
I’m curious to hear your thoughts about the voting process. We had 14 votes with 31 participants, which means only half of you are voting. If you hate the voting we can go back to the old way, but only if you let me know. Thanks. â¤
Thanks Colleen!
My guess is that it is hard for people to get through all the poets and judge. They may read over the week, and not be able to really compare… plus we respect your opinion, so when you choose a poet, it is not so much a popularity contest, but an achievement that you deemed a poem extremely special!
Just my opinion!
I voted btw!
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LOL! Thanks, Ritu. Thatâs what I thought. â¤ď¸
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Oh, that was a tough choice! When I was done reading all the entries, I still had five (!!!) left and loved them all. Well done, everyone.
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I think we should stick with this for – say 3 months – but if the voting is consistently less that half of the contributors we should go back to Colleen casting the vote, as we know she will read and give consideration to all of them. I too will find it difficult to read and compare all of them every week, sometimes it’s a random sample of about half. I and will only vote in the weeks when I can read all of them. Of course, that’s just a dogs opinion đ
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts. This is what I worried about – time is a premium for us all. Good plan about the 3 months. â¤ď¸
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Congratulations to Jane. I agree with the comments. Last week, I just didn’t have a chance to read all the poems (particularly hard during NaNoWriMo, when I’m reading even more poetry and blogs than usual). Of the ones I did read, I could eliminate a few that for whatever reason (form, emotional appeal) did not appeal to me, but there were three or four that were contenders. . .
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So you do like the voting option?
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Well, it makes me appreciate even more what you do, Colleen, but honestly, no, I’m not a big fan of the voting. I like that it might make people read more poems, but I don’t like have to “judge” them. I guess I’m not a big fan of competitions. đ
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Thanks, Merril. I appreciate your candid comments. It’s hard for me to judge you guys too. LOL! I totally understand. It’s a lot of work for sure. I think we will eliminate the voting option and the Poet of the Week on May 1st. â¤
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Well, maybe everyone else loves it. I’m just speaking for myself. đ
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No, Itâs not getting great ratings. I think weâll just stop it . â¤ď¸
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Whoohoo! I’m honoured! I’m so pleased you enjoyed the poem đ I think my vote was registered last week, scraped in at the last minute. I had a problem with loading the page to read all the poems. It took an age. It’s a popular prompt, Colleenâyou get a lot of entries.
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Congratulations, Jane! Well deserved. â¤ď¸â¤ď¸â¤ď¸
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Thank you, Colleen đ
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Congrats, Jane! \o/
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Thank you, Debora đ
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Well done Jane, very well deserved.
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Thanks Ben and friend đ
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Done!
I like the idea of voting, but it`d be more fun if more people did. Anyway, I also like the idea of keeping the voting for a while and see how the engagement rate goes…
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Perhaps we should vote on all the options to decide the way ahead LOB (lots of barks) đ
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Ha, ha! I think this will be the last vote! đâ¤ď¸
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Congratulations Jane- well deserved!!!
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Beautiful poem from Jane. What wonderful participation, Colleen. I have a lot of reading to do here! đ
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Thanks, Diana. We’ve had so much fun with this challenge. You should jump in if you get a hankering… đ â¤
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Ack! A challenge. Poetry is so hard.
I imagine I’ll give it a try before long. đ
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LOL! Oh, you crack me up. I always say writing poetry uses a different part of your brain. LOL! đ â¤
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It does! I can write it sometimes, but never when I TRY to write it, if that makes sense. đ
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LOL! It’s those poems that pour out of you that are the best. I totally get that. â¤
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