WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! It's the fourth week of the month! Are you ready for a theme prompt? Merril D. Smith from last month's challenge selected a special theme: This week's theme is: “How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.”― William Shakespeare, The Merchant of … Continue reading Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 179, #ThemePrompt
Month: May 2020
When Vashti Vega sent in the photo of the crocodile for this week's challenge. I really got excited. There was so much atmosphere to infer from the photo. I had no way of knowing what you all would come up with. I was totally blown away by your creativity and the depth of meaning shared … Continue reading Weekly Poetry Challenge Stars | #PhotoPrompt: Frank Tassone
WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! It's the third week of the month! Time for a #PhotoPrompt Vashti Q. Vega, from last month's challenge, has provided the photo for this month's challenge: Image Credit: Balaji Malliswamy Remember, a photo can be a metaphor for your poetry. Think about the mood, the theme, and the color. Think outside … Continue reading Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 178 #PhotoPrompt
Kerfe, from Method Two Madness, picked an impressive pair of words this week for our #SynonymsOnly challenge: Transition & Harmony. I always love your creativity! Here are a few poems I couldn't pass by: Jude: Calm in Chaos Sally Cronin: Advancing Years Donna Matthews: Petrichor Rising Sue Vincent: Changes This week, Linda from Charmed Chaos … Continue reading Weekly Poetry Challenge Stars | SynonymsOnly, Challenge #177
WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! Kerfe chose this week's words. Remember, you can't use the words. Instead, you must find synonyms to use in their place. transition & harmony On the Monday before the next challenge, I'll select a poem and share it on my blog as part of the Weekly Poetry Challenge Stars. Whoever I … Continue reading Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 177 #SynonymsOnly
As I continue to work on researching the syllabic poetry forms for my new book, I'm captivated by the amount of quality poetry that appears in the challenges weekly. It makes me proud of all your hard work and determination. You guys are amazing! Yet, I always worry someone will get bored with the challenge … Continue reading Weekly Poetry Challenge Stars | Poet’s Choice Challenge #176
WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! It's the first of the month and you know what that means! Poets, choose your own syllabic poetry form, theme, words, images, etc. It's up to you! Are you looking for inspiration for your syllabic poetry? Find an image on Pixabay.com or experiment with "found poetry" as a way to find … Continue reading Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 176, #Poet’sChoice
Hello, everyone: Many of you participated in NaPoWritMo, the National Poetry Society's writing contest where you're asked to write a poem a day during the month of April. Let me congratulate all of you who took part. In fact, many of you didn't miss this challenge, taking part in both at the same time! You … Continue reading Weekly Poetry Challenge Stars | Theme Prompt #175: Merril D. Smith
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