#TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 314, 4/4/23

Colleen M. Chesebro4 Apr 20233 Apr 2023Tanka Tuesday Poetry ChallengesSpecific form: Shadorma, Syllabic Poetry, Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenges, Use 3 to 5 random words from the list

WELCOME TO #TANKATUESDAY!

短歌火曜日

In case you missed last week’s poetry, here are the poet’s links from the 3/28/23 What’s Outside Your Window challenge:

1.	ladyleemanila	10.	willowdot21	19.	Paula Light
2.	ben Alexander	11.	Balroop Singh	20.	kittysverses
3.	Britta Benson	12.	Jules	21.	Kerfe
4.	Reena Saxena	13.	Cheryl	22.	Colleen
5.	Mark Bozeman	14.	Gwen Plano	23.	Chu On This
6.	Melissa Lemay	15.	Luanne Castle	24.	Ruth Klein
7.	AJ	16.	Elizabeth	25.	The Versesmith
8.	Li/ Lisa	17.	Jane Dougherty	26.	Robbie Cheadle
9.	s. s.	18.	Yvette M Calleiro	27.	You’re Next!

April is my anniversary & birthday month. So, let’s have some fun! This week’s challenge is to write a specific form with a twist!

Write a shadorma, or a series of shadorma poems using three to five of the random words provided:

scale

fish

month

soup

smile

sticks

slave

property

songs

bushes

rock

disease

shade

clouds

giants

spring

grape

books

polish

wing

approval

comparison

walk

front

hot

This form is a poetic favorite. The syllable count is (3-5-3-3-7-5). It’s a versatile form and looks great featured with a freestyle poem. Have fun!

Here are some sites that will help you write your poetry and count syllables:

Not sure how to write syllabic poetry? READ THIS FIRST: How to craft Syllabic Poetry

Tanka Tuesday Cheat Sheet

PoetsCollective.org

traveldailylife.com/syllables

synonyms.com

thesaurus.com

Word Craft: Prose & Poetry – The Art of Crafting Syllabic Poetry

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Published by Colleen M. Chesebro

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. View more posts