Welcome to our weekly poetry stars’ celebration. This week’s challenge was to write our choice of syllabic poem, using a form from the cheat sheet or a syllabic form from the Poetscollective.org using the theme of “Lessons from Nature,” suggested by Sarah. Happy Birthday Tanka Tuesday! On August 27th, we’ve completed our sixth year of writingContinue reading “#TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 286 |#ThemePrompt”
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Kigo: Japanese Season Words for Crafting Haiku
Kigo (季語, “season word”) is a word or phrase associated with a particular season, most often used in traditional forms of Japanese poetry such as haiku, renga and renku. Wikipedia provides an excellent definition of haiku: “Haiku is a short verse genre written in one line in Japanese and commonly three lines in English andContinue reading “Kigo: Japanese Season Words for Crafting Haiku”
“Hazy Moon,” #Haiku, #NaPoWritMo
Spring has found its way to Michigan… The temperature hit 80 degrees F. today. Yet, the clouds are rolling in. Rain is on the way… it matches my mood. A dear friend’s husband lost his battle to cancer today. Like the spring rain, my tears fall at the loss of another gentle soul. May heContinue reading ““Hazy Moon,” #Haiku, #NaPoWritMo”
“neko no koi,” Cats in Love, #haiku, #haiga, #NaPoWritMo
First I’ll give you the haiku. The kigo is “cats in love” (neko no koi) which signifies spring. cats in love— howls under the moon rite of spring ©2021 Colleen M. Chesebro Let’s talk about haiga poetry. This is poetry that combines three forms: imagery, photographs or original art, and calligraphy. If you use aContinue reading ““neko no koi,” Cats in Love, #haiku, #haiga, #NaPoWritMo”
“kaze hikaru,” Shining Wind, #haiku
Happy April! This is the first day of National Poetry Month, and my poem a day writing practice. shining wind— pink blossoms eddy in moonbeams ©2021 Colleen M. Chesebro My kigo is “shining wind” kaze hikaru in Japanese. I’ve followed a 3-5-3 syllable format.
#TANKA TUESDAY WEEKLY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 219, #SpecificForm
WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! Welcome! New links added daily! Check out the NEW main menu item: Poetry Book Publishing Links to find poetry book publishing links, including links to literary journals and poetry magazines accepting submissions of poetry. If you know of a link to add to this list, let me know by email to tankatuesdaypoetry@gmail.com. ❤Continue reading “#TANKA TUESDAY WEEKLY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 219, #SpecificForm”
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