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 writing … Continue reading #TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 286 |#ThemePrompt
Tag: kigo
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. Photo by Evgeny Tchebotarev on Pexels.com Wikipedia provides an excellent definition of haiku: "Haiku is a short verse genre written in one line in Japanese and … Continue reading Kigo: Japanese Season Words for Crafting Haiku
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 he … Continue reading “Hazy Moon,” #Haiku, #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 a … Continue reading “neko no koi,” Cats in Love, #haiku, #haiga, #NaPoWritMo
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. April Showers Bring May Flowers
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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