#TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 321, 5/23/23

Colleen M. Chesebro23 May 202323 May 2023Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenges#SyllabicPoetry, #TankaTuesday, Specific Form: Acrostic, Syllabic Acrostic Poem, Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenges

WELCOME TO #TANKATUESDAY!

短歌火曜日

In case you missed last week’s poetry, here are the poet’s links from the 5/15/23 Synonyms Only challenge (Work & Play):

1.	ben Alexander	10.	Padre	19.	Mrityunjay Dixit (Jay)
2.	willowdot21	11.	Chu On This	20.	Luanne Castle
3.	Selma	12.	Jules	21.	Cheryl
4.	AJ	13.	Annette Rochelle Aben	22.	Colleen Chesebro
5.	Mark Bozeman	14.	Gwen Plano	23.	Paula Light
6.	ladyleemanila	15.	Li/ Lisa	24.	Roberta Writes
7.	Cheryl Batavia	16.	Balroop Singh	25.	Marsha Ingrao
8.	Reena Saxena	17.	Yvette M Calleiro	26.	Ruth Klein
9.	Cressida	18.	Melissa Lemay	27.	You’re next!

I had so much fun writing an Acrostic poem for David’s Wea’ve Written Weekly W3 Prompt HERE.

So, I started thinking about how we could write an acrostic syllabic poem. I knew if we had enough syllables, it could work.

This week’s challenge is to write a specific form with a twist!

Write an acrostic poem with a syllable count of 8, 9, or 10 syllables per line (all the same, or a mixture of syllable counts, is fine).

HOW to WRITE an ACROSTIC poem

Acrostic poems are poems in which a word or several words are spelled out vertically. This is usually the first letter of each line.

EXAMPLE:

M E D I T A T I O N

Mental images flow like waves on the sea
Engage your breath—in and out, soft and slow
De-stress, let go, just be
Imagine the nothingness, breath…
Take time to focus on your love and kindness
Accept any thoughts and let them go
Trust the process, you’re a star in the sky
Imagine breathing relaxation into your body
Open your third eye
No judgement—just breathe, just be

🙏🏻 Namaste 🙏🏻

This is the poem I wrote for David’s challenge. Here is the syllable count to give you an idea. A syllable count of 8, 9, or 10 syllables per line is totally doable!

syllable count of the Acrostic poem Meditation 10-10-6-8-11-9-10-14-5-7

🦄 Let’s get magical! 🦄

SELECT one of these words to use for your Acrostic poem: (I grabbed these words from a fantasy word website. Yes it should be conjure and specter). I’ve changed the words to reflect the correct spelling. 🤦🏼‍♀️

MAGICAL

CHARM

SPECTER

FANTASY

CONJURE

UNICORN

IMAGINATION

ORACLE

MALEVOLENCE

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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Now, be magical and write some syllabic acrostic 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