WELCOME TO #TANKATUESDAY! This challenge explores Ekphrastic poetry, inspired by visual art or photographs. Willow provided the photo for this month's challenge. Now, we can see this is a statue, so get creative and think about what this statue could represent. Think about imagery and symbolism... then select a form and craft your poem! ©… Continue reading #TankaTuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 281, 7/19/22 #Ekphrastic #PhotoPrompt
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. David, from the Skeptic's Kaddish, provided the photo below. Many thanks to everyone who joined in below: 1.Reena Saxena9.Cheryl17.Colleen Chesebro2.ben Alexander10.Jules18.Ruth Klein3.Harmony Kent11.Veera19.s. s.4.willowdot2112.Kerfe20.Sally… Continue reading #TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 274 | #PhotoPrompt
WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! This challenge explores Ekphrastic poetry, inspired by visual art or photographs. David, from the Skeptic's Kaddish, provided the photo for this month's challenge. This is a photo of David's father. Please be aware that he is no longer with us. David dedicated his blog to his father's memory. You can read… Continue reading #TankaTuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 274, 5/17/22 #Ekphrastic #PhotoPrompt
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. I've been doing a lot of spring cleaning at my house and on the blog. I'll continue to update the challenge cheat sheet… Continue reading #TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 270 -Ekphrastic #PhotoPrompt
WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! This challenge explores Ekphrastic poetry, inspired by visual art or photographs. D. L. Finn provided the photo for this month's challenge: Write your poem using a syllabic form from the cheat sheet or from the poetscollective.org/poetryforms. This is a photo, but there are some great tips in this article on how… Continue reading #TankaTuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 270 #PhotoPrompt
WELCOME TO #TANKATUESDAY! Diana Peach selected the image for this week's photo prompt. It’s an image from Pixabay.com, compliments of "Pretty sleepy." Remember, we can see what’s in the image, so write your poem using the image as an inspiration. Don’t just describe what you see in the image. Use your imagination. Open your third eye… Continue reading #TANKATUESDAY Weekly #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 261, 2/15/22 #PHOTOPROMPT
This is our last #TankaTuesday post for 2021. I've taken a holiday from the blog starting December 27 through January 2, 2022. Our first #TankaTuesday post will be January 4, 2022. After careful consideration of all your wonderful prompt suggestions, I've compiled the weekly challenge prompts for 2022. Feel free to copy the prompt images… Continue reading The #TankaTuesday 2022 Poetry Challenge Schedule
The Holiday's are Approaching Books are splendid gifts to give for the holidays. I've read a few articles which said print books are taking longer to make and Amazon is trying hard to keep up with demands. Shop early and order soon. Support your community writers. I know I am! Email me if you have… Continue reading #TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 252 | #PhotoPrompt
WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! Lisa - The Versesmith, selected the image this week. Remember, we can see what’s in the photo, so write your poem using the image as an inspiration. Don’t describe what you see in the image. Think about the colors, the type of flower (aster) and the butterfly. Use your third eye to… Continue reading #TANKATUESDAY Weekly #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 252 #PHOTOPROMPT
Sorry, I'm late this morning! I had scheduling woes! ❤ POETRY NEWS Pure Haiku OPEN to submissions! Pure Haiku is once again OPEN to submissions on the theme of Ghostlight. The deadline is midnight (UK Time) on 31st October 2021. Please use the image on Pure Haiku to inspire you to write a maximum of 5 traditional haiku! Don't… Continue reading #TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 248 | PhotoPrompt
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