WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! It's the fifth Tuesday of the month! This is our chance to work with a specific syllabic poetry form. Take this opportunity to learn more about the particular form. This week's form is: Haibun Here's a quick review of the Haibun form which consists of prose and at least one Haiku. … Continue reading Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 184, #SpecificForm
Pat R. from last month’s challenge picked this month's theme. I know this challenge was difficult! Congratulations to everyone who took part. You stepped up and met the challenge head-on! Bravo to you all! This month’s theme prompt: “…In the world’s broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life,Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be … Continue reading Weekly Poetry Challenge Stars | Theme Prompt: @SCVincent
I'm in the home stretch of finishing Word Craft - Prose & Poetry, my How-To book on how to write syllabic poetry for beginners. In the meantime, my #Fairy #Tarot #Friday readings have been put on hold. But, never fear... Jan Sikes is here with her amazing #TarotTuesday spot on her blog. Please, enjoy. Her … Continue reading #TarotTuesday – The World – Writing and Music: Jan Sikes
This is a re-blog of D.L. Finn's post, below. I was honored and thrilled for my book, Fairies, Myths, and Magic ~ A Summer Celebration, to make Denise's "Books that Changed Me," Summer edition list. There are other authors and books listed as well. Please have a read. You might find your next favorite book. … Continue reading “Books That Changed Me”– 2020 Summer Edition! @ColleenChesebro @dehauthor @jhawker69 @boom_lyn – Author D.L. Finn
This is the collage of poetry from last week's challenge that I created with Canva. I'll print this out and frame it for my creative room. Thank you, everyone!
WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! Trimming up the POET TREE for this week - courtesy of Carrot Ranch Literary Community: Read about it HERE It's the fourth week of the month! Are you ready for a theme prompt? Pat R. from last month's challenge picked the theme. You can choose either quote or both if you'd … Continue reading Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 183, #ThemePrompt
Thanks everyone for the lovely poetry dedicated to my new writing muse, Freyja. I've decided to create a collage of poems, along with the author's names, and a photo of Freyja that I can frame and hang in my creative room. I'll work on that this week and share it in a post. Frank J. … Continue reading Weekly Poetry Challenge Stars | #PhotoPrompt No. 182
WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! It's the third week of the month! Time for a #PhotoPrompt! On Wednesday, my new writing muse, Freyja will finally come home. At eight weeks old, I'm sure she will be a lot of fun. To celebrate, I selected the photo for this month's challenge. This isn't my little girl, but … Continue reading Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 182 #PhotoPrompt
I've got great news... wait, let me get off my unicorn before I fall off! This is a huge week for my family! On Wednesday, we bring home our new kitten, Freyja. Saturday is Litha, the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. Later that afternoon, my daughter Amy is marrying the love of … Continue reading Fairies, Myths, & Magic ~ A Summer Celebration is on Sale
What a crazy week it's been. I'm glad to put last week behind me. I had computer issues and then WiFi issues! WordPress has been slow and unresponsive. I finally changed my browser to Firefox so I could finish this post. Everything seems unstable. Hopefully, everything works again... Fingers crossed. Sorry, it took me so … Continue reading Weekly Poetry Challenge Stars | Synonyms Only, No. 181: Anita Dawes
Word Craft: Prose & Poetry 