Edgar Degas – Word Craft Poetry

Welcome to our weekly poetry stars' celebration. This week’s challenge was to write our choice of a syllabic poem using a form from the cheat sheet or a syllabic form from the Poetscollective.org inspired by the image below: Title: Russian DancersArtist: Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris)Date: 1899 via https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/459097 Many thanks to everyone who joined in below: 1.Reena Saxena9.Cheryl17.Jane… Continue reading #TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 265 | #Ekphrastic #PhotoPrompt

WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! Selma and I selected the painting for this week. It’s a Degas and you can read more about it HERE. Remember, we can see what’s in the image, so write your poem using the image as an inspiration. Don’t just describe what you see in the image. Think about metaphor and allegory. Just remember to check… Continue reading #TANKATUESDAY Weekly #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 265 #EKPHRASTIC #PHOTOPROMPT