Diana Peach’s selection for our Ekphrastic PhotoPrompt is an image by John Bauer, whose artwork is concerned with landscape and mythology. There is so much emotion in this one piece. It spoke to all of us.
Please check out everyone’s poetry. There is something here for everyone. Read: Jude, Kerfe, and Diana’s poetry for that little something extra. Read MJ Mallon’s poem and take a trip on the dark side!
This week I selected Dolores from Ada’s Poetry. I enjoyed her senryu and tanka, all inspired by the above image.
Congratulations, Dolores, it’s your turn to pick challenge name for next month’s challenge. Please Email me your choice at tankatuesdaypoetry@gmail.com before next month’s challenge.
An avid reader, Colleen M. Chesebro rekindled her love of writing poetry after years spent working in the accounting industry. These days, she loves crafting syllabic poetry, flash fiction, and creative fiction and nonfiction.
In addition to poetry books, Chesebro’s publishing career includes participation in various anthologies featuring short stories, flash fiction, and poetry. She’s an avid supporter of her writing community on Word Craft Poetry.com by organizing and sponsoring a weekly syllabic poetry challenge, called #TankaTuesday, where participants experiment with traditional and current forms of Japanese and American syllabic poetry.
Chesebro is an assistant editor of The Congress of the Rough Writers Flash Fiction Anthology & Gitty Up Press, a micro-press founded by Charli Mills and Carrot Ranch.
In January 2022, Colleen founded Unicorn Cats Publishing Services to assist poets and authors in creating eBooks and print books for publication. In addition, she creates affordable book covers for Kindle and print books.
Chesebro lives in the house of her dreams in mid-Michigan surrounded by the Great Lakes with her husband and two (unicorn) cats, Chloe & Sophie.
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That was so fun, Colleen. I loved loved the poems this image produced. Beautiful, delicate, moving, and varied. Thanks so much for the opportunity to provide the prompt and play along. Congrats to Dolores on her lovely response.
Congratulations to all mentioned, congratulations to all who took part this week amazing work. And many thanks to our host Colleen 💜
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Thanks dear Willow. ❤️
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💜💜💜🦌
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Nice job, Ada! Perfect fit for the picture and its tone.
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Thanks, Dr. G. ❤️
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That was so fun, Colleen. I loved loved the poems this image produced. Beautiful, delicate, moving, and varied. Thanks so much for the opportunity to provide the prompt and play along. Congrats to Dolores on her lovely response.
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Thank you, Diana. Your image selections always bring great creative juices to the surface! ❤️
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These were great responses. The image was special. (K)
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The artist is spectacular. I must learn more about the prints. ❤️
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Congrats Dolores. That was a fantastic response:)
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Thank you, Denise. ❤️
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I particuarly like Ada’s first haiku, the simplicity of it–which of course speaks volumes.
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Yes! Haiku are still my favorite just for that fact. ❤️
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🙂
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