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#TankaTuesday #Ekphrastic #Poetry Challenge No. 312

Colleen M. Chesebro40 Comments

WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY 短歌 火曜日 In case you missed last week’s poetry, here are the poet’s links from the 3/14/23 Synonyms Only Prompt challenge using synonyms for the words, GREEN & SPRING: 1.ladyleemanila10.Paula Light19.Jules2.Padre11.wildchild4720.Kerfe3.Reena Saxena12.Balroop Singh21.AJ4.Gwen Plano13.Li/ Lisa22.The Versesmith5.ben Alexander14.tuba Sarwat23.Yvette M Calleiro6.Annette Rochelle Aben15.Cheryl24.Ruth Klein7.willowdot2116.Luanne Castle25.kittysverses8.Melissa Lemay17.D. L. Finn26.Colleen9.Mark Bozeman18.Elizabeth27.Robbie Cheadle SPRING is… Continue reading #TankaTuesday #Ekphrastic #Poetry Challenge No. 312

Meet the Poet: Robbie Cheadle

Colleen M. Chesebro83 Comments

Welcome to Meet the Poet, a Word Craft Poetry feature written to introduce you to the poets in our writing community. This is a way to get to know more about the poets and their work. Many of our poets have written both fiction and non-fiction, and self-published their works. We also feature many published authors.… Continue reading Meet the Poet: Robbie Cheadle

#TankaTuesday Weekly #Syllabic #Poetry Challenge No. 311, 3/14/23

Colleen M. Chesebro36 Comments

WELCOME TO #TANKATUESDAY! 短歌 火曜日 In case you missed last week's poetry, here are the poet's links from the 3/14/23 Photo Prompt challenge: 1.Echoes of the soul 10.Britta Benson 19.Mark Bozeman 2.ladyleemanila 11.Luanne Castle 20.Padre 3.willowdot21 12.Cheryl 21.AJ 4.ben Alexander 13.Jules 22.Yvette M Calleiro 5.sangeetha 14.Kerfe 23.Ruth Klein 6.Ken Hume 15.Li/ Lisa 24.Lesley Scoble 7.Gwen… Continue reading #TankaTuesday Weekly #Syllabic #Poetry Challenge No. 311, 3/14/23

Meet the Poet: Freya Pickard

Colleen M. Chesebro50 Comments

Welcome to Meet the Poet, a Word Craft Poetry feature written to introduce you to the poets in our writing community. This is a way to get to know more about the poet and their work. Did you know many of our poets are accomplished fiction and non-fiction authors? Some of our poets are also artists,… Continue reading Meet the Poet: Freya Pickard

#TankaTuesday Weekly #PhotoPrompt #Poetry Challenge No. 310, 3/7/23

Colleen M. Chesebro46 Comments

WELCOME TO #TANKATUESDAY! 短歌 火曜日 In case you missed last week's poetry, here are the poet's links from the 2/28/23 The Spice of Life challenge: 1.AJ 9.Chu On This 17.Yvette M Calleiro 2.kittysverses 10.Balroop Singh 18.Ruth Klein 3.Reena Saxena 11.Selma 19.Jude 4.willowdot21 12.Britta Benson 20.Colleen Chesebro 5.Jules 13.wildchild47 21.Karan Lakhyani 6.Cheryl 14.ben Alexander 22.Keerthi Iyer… Continue reading #TankaTuesday Weekly #PhotoPrompt #Poetry Challenge No. 310, 3/7/23

#TankaTuesday #TheSpiceofLife #Poetry Challenge No. 309, 2/28/23

Colleen M. Chesebro49 Comments

WELCOME TO #TANKATUESDAY! 短歌 火曜日 In case you missed last week's poetry, here are the poet's links from the 2/21/23 Ekphrastic challenge: 1.Reena Saxena12.Dr B23.Elizabeth2.Padre13.Kavya Janani. U24.Kerfe3.ben Alexander14.Echoes of the soul25.Marje @ Kyrosmagica4.Mark Bozeman15.Selma26.D. Wallace Peach5.willowdot2116.Goff James27.Colleen6.Jules17.kittysverses28.wildchild477.Li/ Lisa18.Yvette M Calleiro29.Keerthi Iyer8.Chu on This19.Luanne Castle30.Ruth Klein9.Cheryl20.The Versesmith31.Writing to Freedom10.Balroop Singh21.Merril D. Smith  11.AJ22.Mark Bozeman   🌶️ This week's challenge… Continue reading #TankaTuesday #TheSpiceofLife #Poetry Challenge No. 309, 2/28/23

Meet the Poet: Merril D. Smith

Colleen M. Chesebro121 Comments

Welcome to Meet the Poet, a Word Craft Poetry feature written to introduce you to the poets in our writing community. This is a way to get to know more about the poet and their work. Did you know many of our poets are accomplished fiction and non-fiction authors? Some of our poets are also artists,… Continue reading Meet the Poet: Merril D. Smith

Reshare from: The Book Dialogue.com

Colleen M. Chesebro19 Comments

I was thrilled and over the moon to discover this amazing podcast book review by Rebecca Budd and her sister, Sarah of Word Craft: Prose & Poetry. Many thanks to both of you (and your mother) for finding poetic inspiration from my book. Please have a listen and while you're there give their blog a… Continue reading Reshare from: The Book Dialogue.com

#TankaTuesday #Ekphrastic #Poetry Challenge No. 308, 2/21/23

Colleen M. Chesebro50 Comments

WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY 短歌 火曜日 In case you missed last week’s poetry, here are the poet’s links from the 2/14/23 Synonyms Only challenge: 1.Padre10.Chu on This19.Kerfe2.willowdot2111.The Versesmith20.kittysverses3.Gwen Plano12.sangeetha21.Keerthi Iyer4.Selma13.Britta Benson22.Luanne Castle5.Li/ Lisa14.Reena Saxena23.joshuacushman896.ben Alexander15.Yvette M Calleiro24.Marje @ Kyrosmagica7.Elizabeth16.Colleen Chesebro25.Kavya Janani. U 8.Cheryl17.Mark Bozeman  9.D. L. Finn18.Jules   This #TankaTuesday challenge explores Ekphrastic poetry, inspired by works of art.… Continue reading #TankaTuesday #Ekphrastic #Poetry Challenge No. 308, 2/21/23

Significant #Poetry Reads, “River Ghosts,” by Merril D. Smith

Colleen M. Chesebro58 Comments

I've been reading and enjoying Merril's poetry for years now. Today, I'm thrilled to share my thoughts about her debut poetry book. Please click the image to find the book on Amazon.com. The first poem in this collection shares the title of the book, "River Ghosts," which swept me along (like a river) on a… Continue reading Significant #Poetry Reads, “River Ghosts,” by Merril D. Smith