#TankaTuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 256, Colleen’s Specific Form: haiku

WELCOME TO #TANKATUESDAY! This week’s form is: haiku I’ll pick someone to select a form for us to work with in February on the recap post next Monday. Here’s a quick review of haiku: Haiku is a form with 3 (or more) lines following the short-long-short, 3-5-3, 2-3-2, (5-7-5 traditional) form of approximately twelve syllables.Continue reading “#TankaTuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 256, Colleen’s Specific Form: haiku”

COLLEEN’S 2020 WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 197, #SPECIFICFORM: Tanka

WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! It’s the fifth Tuesday of the month! This is our chance to work with a specific syllabic poetry form. So, take this opportunity to learn more about the particular form. You can use any subject, theme, or words to convey your message. This week’s form is: TANKA Here’s a quick reviewContinue reading “COLLEEN’S 2020 WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 197, #SPECIFICFORM: Tanka”

How to Write a Tanka Poem in English

As many of you already know, I love structured poetry. This includes the Haiku, the Tanka, and the Haibun. I like to think of myself as a student of these poetic forms. Learning to write them correctly is an art form in itself. I think that’s what appeals to me the most, the arrangement ofContinue reading “How to Write a Tanka Poem in English”

Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka #Poetry Prompt Challenge #13 – Warm & Cheer

Happy Tuesday everyone! Welcome to the TANKA CAFÉ and your weekly prompt post. Are you ready to get groovy with your poetry? Then, you’re in the right place! Pull up a chair, order some coffee or tea and let’s write some TANKA poetry. (Please note: I changed my blog name and address to colleenchesebro.com. silverthreading.com willContinue reading “Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka #Poetry Prompt Challenge #13 – Warm & Cheer”

Silver’s Weekly #Tanka #Poetry Prompt Challenge #4 PASSION & CHEER

Happy Tuesday everyone! Welcome to the TANKA CAFÉ. Are you ready to get groovy with your poetry? Then, you’re in the right place! Pull up a chair, order some coffee or tea and let’s write some TANKA poetry. Here are some great sites that will help you write your Tanka. thesaurus.com For Synonyms and Antonyms.Continue reading “Silver’s Weekly #Tanka #Poetry Prompt Challenge #4 PASSION & CHEER”

Silver’s Weekly #Tanka #Poetry Prompt Challenge #3 Hope & Wait

Happy Tuesday everyone! Welcome to the TANKA CAFÉ. Are you ready to get your poetry groove on? Then, you’re in the right place! Pull up a chair, order some coffee or tea and let’s write some TANKA poetry. Here are some great sites that will help you write your Tanka. thesaurus.com For Synonyms and Antonyms.Continue reading “Silver’s Weekly #Tanka #Poetry Prompt Challenge #3 Hope & Wait”

Silver’s Weekly #Tanka #Poetry Prompt Challenge #2 Magic & Glitter

Happy Tuesday everyone! Are you ready to get your poetry groove on? Then, you’re in the right place! Pull up a chair, order some coffee or tea and let’s write some TANKA poetry. Here are some great sites that will help you write your Tanka. thesaurus.com For Synonyms and Antonyms. When your word has tooContinue reading “Silver’s Weekly #Tanka #Poetry Prompt Challenge #2 Magic & Glitter”

Contours of a Broken Heart – A Tanka

Did you ever wonder what a tanka poem was? As an example, here is one I wrote some time ago. A close cousin to the Haiku, Tanka are a Japanese poetry form which contains 31 syllables in total. There are five lines with 5/7/5/7/7 syllables accordingly, in each line of the poem. Poets.org shares: “OneContinue reading “Contours of a Broken Heart – A Tanka”