Welcome to Meet the Poet, a Word Craft Poetry feature written to introduce you to the poets in our writing community. This is a way to get to know more about the poets and their work. Many of our poets have written both fiction and non-fiction and published and self-published their works. Some of our poetsContinue reading “Meet the Poet: Emily Gmitter & Zoe, the Fabulous Feline 🐈⬛”
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Around the Campfire Literary Journal-DEADLINE 5/31/2023
Have you submitted??? There’s 5 days left! 🔥 You can submit three (3) entries. The title does not count in the word count. 99 Word Stories, 99 word freestyle poetry, 99 Word BOTS & Memoir, Double Ennead (99 Syllable poetry) 🔥 Carrot Ranch Literary Community Around the Campfire is a bi-annual publication of quality fiction,Continue reading “Around the Campfire Literary Journal-DEADLINE 5/31/2023”
TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 313, 3/28/23
WELCOME TO #TANKATUESDAY! 短歌 火曜日 In case you missed last week’s poetry, here are the poet’s links from the 3/21/23 Ekphrastic Poetry challenge: 1. ladyleemanila 11. E.A. Colquitt 21. Jude 2. Reena Saxena 12. Elizabeth 22. D. Wallace Peach 3. willowdot21 13. Pankaj Kumar 23. kittysverses 4. tuba Sarwat 14. Balroop Singh 24. Kerfe 5.Continue reading “TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 313, 3/28/23”
Meet the Poet: Freya Pickard
Welcome to Meet the Poet, a Word Craft Poetry feature written to introduce you to the poets in our writing community. This is a way to get to know more about the poet and their work. Did you know many of our poets are accomplished fiction and non-fiction authors? Some of our poets are also artists,Continue reading “Meet the Poet: Freya Pickard”
#TankaTuesday #TheSpiceofLife #Poetry Challenge No. 309, 2/28/23
WELCOME TO #TANKATUESDAY! 短歌 火曜日 In case you missed last week’s poetry, here are the poet’s links from the 2/21/23 Ekphrastic challenge: 1. Reena Saxena 12. Dr B 23. Elizabeth 2. Padre 13. Kavya Janani. U 24. Kerfe 3. ben Alexander 14. Echoes of the soul 25. Marje @ Kyrosmagica 4. Mark Bozeman 15. SelmaContinue reading “#TankaTuesday #TheSpiceofLife #Poetry Challenge No. 309, 2/28/23”
#TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 307, 2/14/2023
WELCOME TO #TANKATUESDAY! 短歌 火曜日 In case you missed last week’s poetry, here are the poet’s links from the 2/7/23 photo challenge: 1. Cheryl 10. Reena Saxena 19. Keerthi Iyer 2. willowdot21 11. Yvette M Calleiro 20. Peter 3. Colleen Chesebro 12. Luanne Castle 21. Dr B 4. AJ 13. ben Alexander 22. Roberta WritesContinue reading “#TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 307, 2/14/2023”
Meet the Poet: Gwen Plano
Welcome to Meet the Poet, a Word Craft Poetry feature written to introduce you to the poets in our writing community. This is a great way to get to know more about the poet and their work. Did you know many of our poets are accomplished fiction and non-fiction authors? Some of our poets are alsoContinue reading “Meet the Poet: Gwen Plano”
#TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 302, 1/10/23
WELCOME TO #TANKATUESDAY! 短歌 火曜日 In case you missed last week’s poetry, here are the poet’s links from the 1/3/23 synonyms only challenge: 1. sangeetha 8. Gwen Plano 15. ben Alexander 2. Cheryl 9. Jules 16. Yvette M Calleiro 3. AJ 10. Kerfe 17. Ruth Klein 4. Annette Rochelle Aben 11. The Versesmith 18. kittysversesContinue reading “#TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 302, 1/10/23”
#TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 297 | #SpecificForm: kouta
Welcome to our weekly poetry stars’ celebration. This week’s challenge was to write a kouta syllabic poem. Lisa Fox asked me if the optional fifth line syllable count should be five or seven syllables? I searched everywhere and couldn’t find any other instructions. Something didn’t seem right with this form, so I did a thorough analysis.Continue reading “#TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 297 | #SpecificForm: kouta”
NaPoWritMo – Day 3: “Cold Rain”
April is National Poetry Month! The idea is to write 30 poems in 30 days. On NaPoWritMo.net, you’ll find a daily challenge for the month. I don’t follow their challenges, but I try to write a poem a day. Here’s today’s challenge: “…It’s a Spanish form called a “glosa” – literally a poem that glosses,Continue reading “NaPoWritMo – Day 3: “Cold Rain””
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