WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY!
Hi! I’m glad to see you here. Are you ready to write some syllabic poetry?

POETRY NEWS: Poetry Contests & Journal Submissions
Currently, UHTS is accepting poetry for the Autumn Issue of the Cattails Journal. Submissions for Autumn/ October issue open 1st July (midnight) GMT and close 15th August (midnight) GMT.
Read the submission requirements: HERE. You can view the journal HERE. READ the UHTS poetry definitions that are acceptable for submission HERE.
UHTS also is sponsoring the “Fleeting Words” Tanka Competition. Submission Period and Deadline: May 1-August 15 of each year. There is a 10 poem limit on the number of submissions. If more than 10 poems are submitted, only the first 10 poems will be entered. Entries must be the original work of the author, be previously unpublished and not under consideration elsewhere for the entire time period it takes to complete the judging. Click HERE for submission requirements and read carefully to find the current competition.

For the middle of the month challenge let’s try something new – a photo prompt!

Use the above photo as the inspiration for your poem. Ask yourself questions and tell a story. Be creative! What does this photo say to you?
PLEASE support the other poets by visiting their blogs and leaving comments. Sharing each other’s work on social media is always nice too.
This challenge is for Haiku, Senryu, Haiga, Tanka, Haibun, Etheree, Nonet, Shadorma, and Cinquain poetry forms. Freestyle rhyming poetry is not part of this challenge. Thank you. ❤
For Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge, you can write your poem in one of the forms defined below. Click on the links to learn about each form:
CINQUAIN & the variations on Cinquain-Wikipedia
Here are some great sites that will help you write your poetry and count syllables
This site even has a link so you can install the extension on Google Chrome.
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 to compose my poems. Click on the “Workshop” tab, then cut and paste your poetry into the box. Click the Count Syllables button on the button. This site does the hard work for you.

THE RULES
I will publish the Tuesday prompt post at 12: 03 A.M. Mountain Standard Time (Phoenix, AZ). That should give everyone time to see the prompt from around the world. The RECAP is published on Monday and will contain the challenge participant’s poems.
You have one week to complete the Challenge with a deadline of Sunday, at 12:00 P.M. (Noon) Phoenix, AZ time zone, U. S. A.
This will give me a chance to cut and paste the poems from your emails into the Recap published on Monday.
The rules are simple

This week, we will write our poetry using a photo prompt.
Please note: I will not retrieve your poetry from the ping-backs any longer – only from the emails. If you want to be considered for the Poet of the Week or published on the Recap please email me. Please don’t just send a link to your post.
EMAIL me:
tankatuesdaypoetry@gmail.com
Please send: Your name, Title & Type of poem, The web address of your poem, and Your poem. ❤

As time allows, I will visit your blog, comment, and TWEET your POETRY. I have also been sharing some of your poetry on MeWe.com.
Click here to follow me on MeWe.

If you add these hashtags to your post TITLE on your blog (depending on which poetry form you use) your poetry may be viewed more often:
#Haiku, #Senryu, #Haiga, #Tanka, #micropoetry, #poetry, #5lines, #Haibun, #Prose, #CinquainPoetry, #Etheree, #Nonet, #Shadorma #PhotoPromptPoetry
You may copy the badge I have created to go with the Weekly Poetry Challenge Post and place it in your post. It’s not mandatory:

Fantastic Colleen.. will get my thinking cap on…hugsx
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Yea! Thanks, Sally. ❤
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I love this new challenge. 💜💜
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Great. I want to come up with one more different challenge so we have at least 4 different ones a month.
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Oh! That sounds excellent. What about one involving a sound or a piece of music or a song💜
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That’s another good idea! Thanks, Willow. I’ll see what we come up with. ❤
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Excellent 💜
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I loved your story!
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Willow did really well! I love it. ❤
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Yes I am in love with the photo challenge. I am pleased you liked my little Etheree story 💜💜
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Thank you so much for the reblog I really appreciate it 💜💜
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You’re welcome!
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Here you go Colleen! https://charmedchaos.com/2019/07/16/blue-twilight/
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Thanks, Linda ❤️
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Sent it via email as well. 🙂
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You’re the best! ❤️
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Hre’s Me sis! About to email you now!
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yea! Thanks, Sis. ❤
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Reblogged this on Where Genres Collide Traci Kenworth YA Author & Book Blogger and commented:
Check out other entries for Colleen’s Weekly Challenge!
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Thanks, Traci. You are such a generous friend. ❤️
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Reblogged this on All About Writing and more.
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Hi, Henrietta! Thank you and good to see you. ❤
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U are welcome
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I hadn’t commented before now because I wasn’t sure how my poem would be received, but I think it turned out ok! Thanks for doing a cool new prompt type!
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All creativity is acceptable. Just have fun! ❤️
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Hi Colleen, I liked the idea of a photograph for the challenge. Here is mine: https://colleenchesebro.com/2019/07/16/colleens-2019-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-136-photoprompt/
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Yea! I was worried most folks were turned off. Not a lot of participation. So glad you felt inspired. ❤
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This photo challenge is great, Colleen. Your photo invites imagination. Here’s my haibun, and I have emailed you including the poem in the email.
https://theshowersofblessings.com/2019/07/19/colleens-poetry-challenge-no-136-photo-prompt-memory/
Have a wonderful weekend. Stay cool!
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Huge hugs, Miriam! ❤️
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Colleen, my bloggers love you photo prompt! ❤ ❤
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Yea! I’m so glad. It will be a treat for the third Tuesday of each month to see all the great poetry. ❤
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Yes, the visual image ignites great responses. 💖
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Excellent. That’s what I was after. ❤
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Excellent choice of photo prompt, Colleen! ❤
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Thanks, Miriam. I hope to find other suitable photos. 😀 ❤
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Anything you find would turn out great for the imagination. ❤ 🙂
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LOL! 😀
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🙂 ❤
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Thanks for including our challenge, Sally. ❤
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