Our theme prompt for this week came from Sue Vincent. She selected one of her own haiku for us to use as inspiration for our own syllabic poetry: clouds cover the moon, beyond dawn's pale horizon sun rises unseen ©2020 Sue Vincent I love using another piece of poetry as inspiration. Our perceptions are all … Continue reading TANKA TUESDAY POETRY CHALLENGE STARS | #ThemePrompt:
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 … Continue reading Soliciting Syllabic Poetry Donations Part Two
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 … 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: The Cinquain & It's Variations, (excluding the Tanka) Here's a quick … Continue reading Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 171, #SpecificForm
Padre was the first to respond this week to Ritu's fabulous photo. His Mirror Cinquain has been on my mind all week. Where I saw shadows and mystery, Padre saw a normal evening in the suburbs. Padre, you can pick the photo image for next month's challenge. Please email me at tankatuesdaypoetry@gmail.com with your photo. … Continue reading Reblog: Evening: A Mirror Cinquain | Padre’s Ramblings
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 … Continue reading Syllabic Poetry Donations
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