Word Craft: Prose & Poetry
What an amazing week of poetry! What a thrill to see all your syllabic poetry choices. Here’s everyone who joined in: 1. Jude 12. Marsha Ingrao 23. Dolores 2. Jude 13. anita dawes 24. Pat 3. Gwen Plano 14. Padre 25. Goutam Dutta 4. Gwen Plano 15. Myforever. blog 26. Vashti Quiroz- Vega 5. Elizabeth 16. Dave Madden 27. Joe Inabinette 6.
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WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! A note to all my poets and readers: I’m switching back to the premium plan from the business plan and working with WordPress. The renewal for the business plan at $300 a year is much too steep for a struggling poet, like me… so, beware of glitches. Hopefully, everything will go smoothly. ~Colleen~ It’s the first
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WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! It’s the first of the month and you know what that means! Poets choose your own words. PLEASE support the other poets by visiting their blogs and leaving comments. Sharing each otherâs work on social media is always nice too. This challenge is for Haiku, Senryu, Haiga, Tanka, Haibun, Etheree, Nonet, Shadorma, and Cinquain poetry forms.
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WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! Hi! Iâm glad to see you here. Are you ready to write some syllabic poetry? It’s the first challenge of the month ~ Poet’s Choice of Words! PLEASE support the other poets by visiting their blogs and leaving comments. Sharing each otherâs work on social media is always nice too. This challenge is for Haiku, Senryu,
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Welcome to the Tanka Tuesday Poetry Recap featuring the work of poets from around the globe. If you would like to participate in this challenge, you can learn the rules in the menu item called Colleenâs Weekly Tanka Tuesday Guidelines. I’ve updated the printable Poetry Form Cheat Sheet that I give away for signing up to my weekly blog recap newsletter.
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WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! Hi! Iâm glad to see you here. Are you ready to write some syllabic poetry? Happy July! It’s the first challenge of the month and poet’s choice of words! HEREâS THE CATCH: You canât use the prompt words! SYNONYMS ONLY! Except for the first challenge of the month ~ then, the poets get to choose their own words. â¤
Read moreWELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! Hi! Iâm glad to see you here. Are you ready to write some syllabic poetry? It’s the first of the month! Happy April! Choose your own words! HEREâS THE CATCH: You canât use the prompt words! SYNONYMS ONLY! Except for the first challenge of the month ~ then, the poets get to choose their own words. ⤠PLEASE support
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WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! Hi! Iâm glad to see you here. Are you ready to write some syllabic poetry? It’s the first of the month. Use your creativity and have fun. PLEASE support the other poets by visiting their blogs and leaving comments. Sharing each otherâs work on social media is always lovely too. This challenge is for Haiku, Senryu,
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Welcome to the Tanka Tuesday Poetry Recap featuring the work of poets from around the globe. If you would like to participate in this challenge, you can learn the rules in the menu item called Colleenâs Weekly Tanka Tuesday Guidelines. PLEASE NOTE: Don’t forget to count your syllables. Use this site: howmanysyllables.com. Click on the workshop tab. Then, copy and paste your
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WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! Hi! Iâm glad to see you here. Are you ready to write some syllabic poetry? Valentine’s Day isn’t far off. This is your opportunity to write all that love poetry you’ve been saving. Go ahead… May the muse be with you. ⤠It’s the first challenge of the month which means poets get to choose their
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