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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

Poetry Challenge Rules

Learn the rules to craft syllabic poetry.

Poetry Challenge Cheat Sheet

All the forms with additional links in one place.

#TankaTuesday Poet’s Book Gallery

Links to books written by our poetry community

Poetscollective.org

Find additional syllabic forms to write on poetscollective.org.

Optional Poetry Forms

Detailed information on some optional forms. Check out the NEW poetry forms created by our poets HERE.

Rhyme Schemes

Learn more about rhyme schemes used in syllabic poetry.

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  TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 300, 11/29/22, #ShareYourDay29 Nov 2022
  WELCOME TO #TANKATUESDAY! This is the last poetry challenge for 2022. I’ll return on January 3, 2023, with a new year of poetry challenges. Stay Tuned… 🎄🤶🏻🎁 🎄 I’m taking the month of December off to promote my newest book, Fairies, Myths, & Magic II – A Winter Celebration, dedicated to Yule and the winter…
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  #TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 299 |#ThemePrompt: The Gray Scarf28 Nov 2022
  Tomorrow’s challenge, 11/29/22 is the last challenge for 2022. This is also the last recap for 2022. 🎄 I’m taking the month of December off to promote my newest book, Fairies, Myths, & Magic II – A Winter Celebration, dedicated to Yule and the winter solstice. 🎄 🤶🏻 There will be a blog tour on…
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  #TANKATUESDAY Weekly #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 199, 11/22/22, #THEMEPROMPT22 Nov 2022
  WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! This week in the United States, we celebrate Thanksgiving. Pull up a chair and join me in a poetry feast! Let me wish you all a lovely holiday. My goal this year is to only eat in moderation. I don’t want to undo my weight loss goals. Fingers crossed. LOL! We’re…
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  #TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 298 | #PhotoPrompt21 Nov 2022
  Welcome to our weekly poetry stars’ celebration. This week’s challenge was to write our choice of syllabic poem, using a form from the cheat sheet or a syllabic form from the Poetscollective.org, using the photo from David: “Ukrainian Figurines” by Kirill Shevchenko (Groder) Image by Кирилл Шевченко from Pixabay Many thanks to everyone who joined in below: 1. ben Alexander …
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  Bye-Bye Twitter19 Nov 2022
  I’ve ruminated about the downfall of Twitter for days. Ever since Elon Musk took over, I realize the platform’s days are numbered. Musk intends on destroying the site and remaking it into something else. I’ve decided to delete my Twitter account. I’ve had an on-again, off-again relationship with social media since I started blogging in…

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