Word Craft: Prose & Poetry
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Last I week I challenged all of you to write a holiday themed cinquain poem with a syllable count of 2/4/6/8/2. I’m so happy you shared your holiday traditions with us. Many thanks to everyone who joined in below: 1. Padre 9. Jules (flash fiction) 17. Ruth 2. Jude 10. The Versesmith 18. kittysverses
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WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! This weeks theme is: “Holiday Traditions” What is tradition? By definition, tradition is: The passing down of elements of a culture from generation to generation, especially by oral communication. A mode of thought or behavior followed by a people continuously from generation to generation; a custom or usage. We all celebrate different holiday traditions at this
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It’s time for an update on the poetry I need for examples for my new book, Word Craft – The Art of Crafting Syllabic Poetry. I’ve been playing with book cover ideas. The book is divided into two group: Japanese forms and American forms. This book covers the eleven forms we use in the weekly challenge, meant as an introduction
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There’s something special about the Cinquain form… it’s the iambic purr of just the right amount of syllables that always touches my heart. You guys outdid your self this week. I’m thrilled you love Cinquain poetry as much as I do. I’ll share some of the highlights that grabbed my attention: Joe’s Lanterne: Population David’s Triple Tetractys: It’s Only Turning
Read moreWELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! March is the first month to feature five Tuesdays. So, this is our first chance to work with a specific syllabic poetry form. Please only write your poetry in the specific form for this week. Thanks. This week’s form is: The Cinquain & It’s Variations, (excluding the Tanka) Here’s a quick review of the Cinquain forms:
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Attention Poetry Challenge Participants: I’ve been working on a “How To” book, called Word Craft ~ The Art of Creating Syllabic Poetry with a goal to self-publish by April 2020. This will be a chapbook and great reference for all syllabic poets. It’s occurred to me that I would like to include more syllabic poetry examples in the book. I’m
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And just like that… October disappears into November Welcome to the Tanka Tuesday Poetry Recap featuring the Poet of the Week and the honorable mention poetry. If you would like to participate in this challenge, you can learn the rules in the menu item called Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Tuesday Guidelines. Don’t forget the time change! I’m on Mountain Standard Time in
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Welcome to the Tanka Tuesday Poetry Recap featuring the work of poets from around the globe. If you would like to participate in this challenge, you can learn the rules on the menu item called Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Tuesday Guidelines. PLEASE NOTE: Don’t forget to count your syllables. Use this site: howmanysyllables.com. Click on the workshop tab. Then, copy and paste your
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This week I thought I would give you a tiny sneak peek into a project that my dear friend and Sister of the Fey, Wendy Anne Darling and I have been working on called, Fairies, Myths & Magic, Volume One – Summer Solstice. We’ve created our first collection of short stories and poetry that will publish on the Summer Solstice,
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Originally posted on Reena Saxena:
freshness being challenged by collective wisdom border line of existence battles ? life unlined by threads of experience weaves rawness in embroidered perseverance ? mature mind regrets its gutsy thoughtlessness belie self-imposed suffering stillness ? time watches amused on the sideline recurring stories of conflict sangfroid ? contact poking embers unfolding fresh meaning generating respect,…
