#TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE STARS | #Poets choice

Welcome to our weekly poetry stars celebration. This first of the month challenge continues to be one of the most creative each month! I marveled at all the different forms you tried. Bravo! Maybe I should make poet’s choice available each week?

I loved your poetry and the introductions to the new forms. I’ve shared a few below:

Ken, from Rivrvlogr shares a Sedoka, which is an unrhymed poem composed of two katauta. A katauta is able to standalone, with three lines and a syllable pattern of 5-7-7. A Sedoka therefore has the syllable count: 5-7-7, 5-7-7. Each katauta must be able to be read independently, but also create a cohesive singular work in the Sedoka. One by the Other, Sedoka

Aishwarya, from Kitty’s Verses shares an Octain, which is 2/4/6/8/8/6/4/3 syllables, rhyme scheme optional. This form can be unrhymed also; if opting for rhyme scheme, it shall follow AbcdbcdA pattern. The unique feature of this form is that the first word with two syllables should be repeated as the last word, even though the syllable requirement in the last line is three. Tryst, Octain

Lady Lee Manila shared a Trijan Refrain, created by Jan Turner. It comprises three 9-line stanzas, for a total of 27 lines. Line 1 is the same in all three stanzas, although a variation of the form is not to repeat the same line at the beginning of each stanza. The beginning line of each stanza can be different. The first four syllables of line 5 in each stanza are repeated as the double-refrain for lines 7 and 8. The Trijan Refrain is a rhyming poem with a set meter and rhyme scheme as follows: Rhyme scheme: a/b/a/b/c/c/d,d refrain of the first 4 words of line five /c, and Meter (syllable count): 8/6/8/6/8/8/4,4 refrain/8. Taj Mahal, You’re so Wonderful

Laura Haynes shares a Decima, part of Ronovan Writes Decima challenge. A decima comprises ten lines, with 8 syllables in each line. There is a set rhyming pattern of ABBAACCDDC OR two stanzas of ABBA/ACCDDC. Whirl, Decima

The Bag Lady shares a Sidlak, Five lines with a syllable count of 3/5/7/9 and a color. Word Craft Poetry 3.2.21

ALSO: Make sure you are grabbing the URL of your “published” post when you link back to the challenge and in Mr. Linky. If you need extra help with these features, let me know and I will help you. ❤

Many thanks to everyone who joined in below:

1.	Reena Saxena	13.	Ruth Scribbles	25.	Linda Lee Lyberg
2.	ladyleemanila	14.	s. s.	26.	Merril D. Smith
3.	Gwen Plano	15.	willowdot21	27.	anita dawes
4.	Trent McDonald	16.	Myforever Myrna Migala	28.	Kerfe Roig
5.	Dave Madden	17.	Laura McHarrie	29.	Zander
6.	Padre	18.	D. L. Finn	30.	Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr
7.	Annette Rochelle Aben	19.	Donna Matthews	31.	kittysverses
8.	Laura Eliza Haynes	20.	Ritu Bhathal	32.	Colleen Chesebro
9.	Jules	21.	Jude	33.	Sally Cronin
10.	Eugenia	22.	Pat	34.	Marsha Ingrao
11.	Frank J. Tassone	23.	Pat	35.	The Bag Lady
12.	Heather	24.	Erlyn Olivia

Many of us took the leap and wrote a diatelle! If you haven’t visited the links above, please stop by and leave a comment. We all learn from each other and one of the best ways to do that is to interact with other poets. Learning new forms causes us to step out of our comfort zones! Pat yourself on the back for a job well done!

See you tomorrow for a new challenge!