WEEKLY POETRY CHALLENGE STARS | TYPE OF CHALLENGE No. 197: Specific Form – Tanka

Just a reminder that the October 13, 2020 poetry challenge will feature the Carrot Ranch Rodeo poetry challenge! Carrot Ranch is famous for 99-word flash fiction, so I created a form called the Double Ennead, a 99 syllable form to challenge your word skills! There’s a few surprises with this form and the chance to win $25 for the top prize from Carrot Ranch.com. Mark your calendars!

What did you all think about the tanka tutorial? Did it help you understand the pivot in tanka? Once you understand the pivot concept, you shouldn’t have any more issues with tanka poetry. The form has few restrictions in theme, and of all the Japanese forms, I think it is the most fun to write.

You all wrote some excellent poetry this week. Here’s all the poetry stars who joined in:

1.	Padre	10.	Frank J. Tassone	19.	Donna Matthews
2.	willowdot21	11.	Anne Davis	20.	Kerfe Roig
3.	Kim	12.	Kat	21.	Jules
4.	Elizabeth	13.	Marsha Ingrao	22.	Elizabeth Adams
5.	Trent McDonald	14.	anita dawes	23.	Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr
6.	Cheryl	15.	Reena Saxena	24.	Pat R
7.	Dorinda Duclos	16.	Linda Lee Lyberg	25.	Annette Rochelle Aben
8.	Ruth Scribbles	17.	s. s.	26.	kittysverses
9.	Myforever. blog	18.	D. L. Finn	27.	Colleen Chesebro

See you tomorrow for the new challenge!

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Colleen M. Chesebro

Colleen M. Chesebro grew up in a large city in the Midwest. Keen on making her own way in the world, she joined the United States Air Force after graduation to tour the world and find herself. To this day, that search continues. 💜 Today, she’s a Michigan Poet who loves crafting syllabic poetry, flash fiction, and creative fiction and nonfiction. Colleen sponsors a weekly poetry challenge, called #TankaTuesday, on wordcraftpoetry.com, where poets learn how to create traditional and modern forms of syllabic poetry. 💜 Colleen’s syllabic poetry has appeared in “Hedgerow, a Journal of Small Poems,” and in “Poetry Treasures,” and “Poetry Treasures 2: Relationships,” including several other online publications. She’s also received several awards for her flash fiction pieces from the yearly Carrot Ranch.com rodeo events. 💜 Colleen created Unicorn Cats Publishing Services to assist poets and authors in their book publishing needs. 💜 When she's not writing poetry or crafting short stories, you’ll find her digging in her garden, or playing with her two unicorn cats, Chloe & Sophie. Most days you can find her writing poetry on wordcraftpoetry.com. 💜

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