Crafting Poetry One Syllable at a Time
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… Continue Reading “TANKA TUESDAY POETRY CHALLENGE STARS | Theme Challenge: Holiday Traditions ~ Cinquain”
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… Continue Reading “#TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 208, #THEMEPROMPT”
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… Continue Reading “Weekly Poetry Challenge Stars | Specific Poetry Form ~ #CinquainPoetry”
WELCOME 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:… Continue Reading “Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 171, #SpecificForm”
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… Continue Reading “Syllabic Poetry Donations”
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… Continue Reading “Colleen’s 2019 #Tanka Tuesday #Poet of the Week & Honorable Mention, No. 151, #SynonymsOnly”
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… Continue Reading “Colleen’s #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge Recap “Congregate & Love,” No. 96, #SynonymsOnly”
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… Continue Reading ““The Litha Celebration,” A Garland Cinquain”
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…