Bye-Bye Twitter

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. https://twitter.com/SanaBan55403916/status/1593556125563101186 I've decided to delete my Twitter account. I've had an on-again, off-again relationship with social media since I started blogging… Continue reading Bye-Bye Twitter

TankaTuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 298, 11/15/22 #Ekphrastic #PhotoPrompt

WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! This challenge explores Ekphrastic poetry, inspired by visual art or photographs. David provided the photo for this month's challenge: "Ukrainian Figurines" by Kirill Shevchenko (Groder) Image by Кирилл Шевченко from Pixabay Write your poem using a syllabic form from the cheat sheet or from the poetscollective.org/poetryforms. Here is more information on how… Continue reading TankaTuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 298, 11/15/22 #Ekphrastic #PhotoPrompt

#TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 297 | #SpecificForm: kouta

Welcome to our weekly poetry stars' celebration. This week’s challenge was to write a kouta syllabic poem. Lisa Fox asked me if the optional fifth line syllable count should be five or seven syllables? I searched everywhere and couldn't find any other instructions. Something didn't seem right with this form, so I did a thorough analysis.… Continue reading #TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 297 | #SpecificForm: kouta

#TankaTuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 297, 11/8/2022, #SpecificForm: Kouta

WELCOME TO #TANKATUESDAY! Last month, I asked Reena to select a syllabic form for us to learn more about. Her choice was the Japanese form, kouta. FAST FACTS The Kouta 小唄 (little or short song) is a popular Japanese verse form of the Muromachi Period, 14th thru 16th century. The lyrical song was resurrected as a geisha… Continue reading #TankaTuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 297, 11/8/2022, #SpecificForm: Kouta

#TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 296 |Taste the Rainbow

Welcome to our weekly poetry stars' celebration. This week’s challenge was to choose a color and write our choice of syllabic poem, using a form from the cheat sheet or a syllabic form from the Poetscollective.org. Many thanks to everyone who joined in below: 1.Mindfills9.Cheryl17.Annette Rochelle Aben2.ladyleemanila10.Paula Light18.The Versesmith3.ben Alexander11.Colleen Chesebro19.Kerfe4.Padre12.AJ20.Jules5.Willowdot2113.Selma21.Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr6.Trent14.Elizabeth22.Ruth Klein7.Reena Saxena15.Ken… Continue reading #TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 296 |Taste the Rainbow

#TankaTuesday Weekly Poetry Challenge No. 296, 11/1/22: #Tastetherainbow-Color Poetry

Hello everyone. Happy November! This is the last #TastetheRainbow challenge of 2022. I'm taking December off to promote my new book: Fairies, Myths, & Magic III-A Winter Celebration, dedicated to the winter solstice. This book contains syllabic poetry, free-style poetry, short stories, and flash fiction. To be clearer... the November 29th challenge will be the… Continue reading #TankaTuesday Weekly Poetry Challenge No. 296, 11/1/22: #Tastetherainbow-Color Poetry

#TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 295 |#ThemePrompt

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 theme from Anita: 🔮What You Wish For🔮 Many thanks to everyone who joined in below: (I fixed Padre's link) 1.ben Alexander 6.Reena Saxena 11.Elizabeth 2.Padre 7.AJ 12.Cheryl 3.Anita… Continue reading #TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 295 |#ThemePrompt

#TANKATUESDAY Weekly #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 295, 10/25/22, #THEMEPROMPT

WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! Here we are for another #TankaTuesday poetry challenge! Are you ready for a theme prompt? Anita Dawes selected this month's theme: 🔮 What You Wish For? 🔮 Use the theme above to write your choice of syllabic poem. Here are some sites that will help you write your poetry and count… Continue reading #TANKATUESDAY Weekly #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 295, 10/25/22, #THEMEPROMPT

Special Thank You’s

We belong to one of the best poetry communities around... did you know that? Through the years, I've developed friendships that I really treasure. We all learn together too, which is something I truly love. Today, I want to thank two friends for their friendship and for sharing their love of poetry with me. First… Continue reading Special Thank You’s

#TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 294 |#PhotoPrompt

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. © Lisa Fox: Felt Mansion This week, our challenge was to write a syllabic poem using the image provided by Lisa Fox. I liked… Continue reading #TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 294 |#PhotoPrompt