WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! It's the fourth week of July! Are you ready for a theme prompt? Sue Vincent selected the theme this week with a quote prompt: "Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth." Herman Hesse On the Monday before the … Continue reading Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 188, #ThemePrompt
Month: July 2020
What a fabulous photo from Sally Cronin this week. There were so many poetic possibilities! How many different metaphors did you see? Here's who joined in: 1.Padre 8.Elizabeth 15.Kerfe Roig 2.Trent McDonald 9.Cheryl 16.Merril D. Smith 3.Frank J. Tassone 10.s. s. 17.Colleen Chesebro 4.willowdot21 11.Sue Vincent 18.Sally Cronin 5.kittysverses 12.anita dawes 19.Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 6.theindieshe 13.Jude 7.Jules 14.Linda Lee Lyberg Congratulations, Kitty from Kitty's Verses, it's your turn to pick the photo for … Continue reading Weekly Poetry Challenge Stars | #PhotoPrompt: Kitty’s Verses
WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! It's the third week of the month! Time for a #PhotoPrompt! Sally Cronin provided the photo for this month's photo challenge: Image Credit: © Sally Cronin What does this photo say to you? Remember to use all of your senses when you craft your poetry. Could this photo be a metaphor … Continue reading Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 187 #PhotoPrompt
What a fantastic week of poetry! Those prompt words (blessed & hex) picked by Anita Dawes really hit the spot for inspiration. I loved all the magical poetry! So did Freyja! Here are the links to the poetry for this week, courtesy of Mr. Linky: 1.Jude 8.s. s. 15.Sally Cronin 2.anita dawes 9.Kim 16.Linda Lee Lyberg 3.Padre 10.Diana Peach 17.Kerfe Roig 4.Dave Madden 11.willowdot21 18.Colleen Chesebro 5.Trent McDonald 12.Traci … Continue reading Weekly Poetry Challenge Stars | Synonyms Only | Jules
WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! Anita Dawes picked the two words for you to choose your synonyms from. Opposites are so fun to work with. I can't wait to see what you come up with! Here are your two words: "BLESSED & HEX" On the Monday before the next challenge, I'll select a poem and share … Continue reading Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 186 #SynonymsOnly
Thanks for all of the amazing poetry! You guys are the best! The first of the month Poet's Choice challenge participants are listed below: 1.Padre10.anita dawes19.Cheryl2.Jude11.Kim20.Merril D. Smith3.Dave Madden12.Tina Stewart Brakebill21.Colleen Chesebro4.Trent McDonald13.Tessa Dean22.Sally Cronin5.theindieshe14.Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr23.D.G. Kaye6.Christine Bialczak15.Jules24.kittysverses7.Pat R16.s. s.25.Marsha Ingrao8.willowdot2117.Elizabeth26.9.Kerfe Roig18.Sue Vincent While Freyja's sleeping on my desk, take the time to visit … Continue reading Weekly Poetry Challenge Stars | Poet’s Choice – First of the Month Challenge # 185
Merril Smith shares how to create a diatelle poem. Merril says: “The Diatelle is a fun, syllable counting form like the etheree with a twist. The syllable structure of the diatelle is as follows: 1/2/3/4/6/8/10/12/10/8/6/4/3/2/1, but unlike an ethere, has a set rhyme pattern of abbcbccaccbcbba. This poetry form may be written on any subject matter and … Continue reading The Diatelle Poem | Merril D. Smith, Poetry Star
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! WAIT... Are you looking for inspiration for your syllabic poetry? Find an image on Pixabay.com or experiment with "found poetry" as a way to … Continue reading Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 185, #Poet’sChoice
Image credit: © Frank J. Tassone What an amazing collection of haibun poems this week. I want to thank Frank J. Tassone for the lovely image of Gertrude's Nose. What a great photo! Mr. Linky has made finding the poems so easy now. I'm tickled with the results. Here is everyone who joined in: 1.Padre8.Jules15.theindieshe2.Kim9.Pat … Continue reading Weekly Poetry Challenge Stars | Specific Form ~ Haibun
It's time for an update on the poetry I need for examples for my new book, Word Craft - The Art of Crafting Syllabic Poetry. I've been playing with book cover ideas. The book is divided into two group: Japanese forms and American forms. This book covers the eleven forms we use in the weekly … Continue reading Soliciting Syllabic Poetry Donations Part Two
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