
Welcome to Your Poetry Writing Happy Place!
Word Craft Poetry is an uplifting community where poets can learn the basics of writing Japanese and American syllabic poetry by sharing their own poetic inspiration within a weekly poetry challenge called #TankaTuesday.
Participants submit their poetry written in one of these forms: haiku, senryu, haiga, tanka, gogyohka, haibun, tanka prose, renga, solo renga, cinquain, and its variations, Etheree, nonet, shadorma, badger hexastich, and Abhanga; or a form from the poetscollective.org. Poets receive positive feedback from peers who inspire each other to stretch their creativity. Participants and readers return each week to celebrate the weekly poetry stars recap each Monday.
Click the images below to connect with the poetry challenge resources. Now, let’s craft some syllabic poetry together!
#TankaTuesday Poetry Crafting Resources

Optional Poetry Forms
Detailed information on some otional forms. Check out the NEW poetry forms created by our poets HERE.

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Oye!!! <3
Oh I gathered that from Facebook! <3
I’m sorry I missed it, but I look forward to reading the winning poems. Good luck, everyone! 🙂
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- The Word Craft Syllabic Poetry Contest Has EndedIf you’re reading this… the Syllabic Poetry Contest has ended. It’s now, June 27, 2022, and I’m on vacation for an entire week! See you on Tuesday, July 5th, for a new #TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge. The results of the contest will be announced on July 13, 2022. The three winners will be notified by email. …
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- The Word Craft Poetry Syllabic Poetry Contest: #TankaProseHappy Summer Solstice! Welcome to the Word Craft Poetry Syllabic Poetry Contest held to honor the Summer Solstice. Last year, JulesPaige and I sponsored the first Word Weaving Poetry Journal. It was a great success. As promised, the royalties from the sale of the journal from 2021 go toward three prizes of $35.00 for 1st …
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- ⭐️#TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 278 | #SpecificForm: tanka proseWelcome to our weekly poetry stars’ celebration. This week’s challenge was to write tanka prose. There is a ton of information in this post. Please READ through to the end. We’re coming up on the six-year anniversary of #TankaTuesday in August, and I’m sure by now everyone knows how to craft their own tanka prose. REMEMBER… …
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- ☀️The Word Craft Syllabic Poetry Contest is Coming…☀️The Summer Solstice, also known as the longest day of the year, falls on June 21st. In the Northern Hemisphere, this event will occur at 5:14am Eastern, on Tuesday June 21st.To mark this auspicious occasion, Word Craft Poetry presents its first syllabic poetry contest. Sign up below for my daily blog email to stay in …
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As I scrolled down dear Colleen, I saw the title Breathe in Poetry…. Oh how I breathe it in…. For when it flows it is breath itself…
Wonderful dear Colleen to be back here within WP again after my very long absense… So much and yet so little happening in the Dreamwalker world…
But so happy to be among friends and sisters again…
Sending love and well wishes Colleen…. and many thanks for your most welcome comment to welcome me back..
<3 Love Sue xx
Sue, I’m so happy to see you back again. I know those long breaks are needed. Keep spreading your light… there are so many that need “us” to help uplift the darkness this season. <3
So true… keep shinning your light brightly Colleen. 🌞
I’ll do it Sue. So glad to see you. ❤️
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Wow, it has been ages since I did some poetry … since painting took first place, and not pottery second place, and jornaling (actually that mostly is first place) I have very little time left for poetic words …
Maybe writing syllabic poetry will increase your creativity. 😂
Looking great here Sis <3
Thanks. What a mess. LOL! 😀 <3
You got this Sis! <3