What a busy week it’s been! I’ve spent most of the week digging garden beds, planting plants, trees, and bushes. Afterward I had to cover everything up with mulch. After the long winter inside, it felt wonderful to be outside. I’ve lugged so many bags of mulch… I wore myself out! Hopefully, the week aheadContinue reading “#TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 273 #SpecificForm: butterfly cinquain”
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#TankaTuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 273, 5/10/22, #SpecificForm
WELCOME TO #TANKATUESDAY! Last month, I asked Sally Cronin to select a syllabic form for us to learn more about. Her choice was the butterfly cinquain. FAST FACTS Did you know the Butterfly Cinquain really isn’t a cinquain? It’s a nine-line poem. The butterfly cinquain uses the syllable count of the Crapsey Cinquain and then reverses it.Continue reading “#TankaTuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 273, 5/10/22, #SpecificForm”
#TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 269 | #SpecificForm: tanka prose
Welcome to our weekly poetry stars’ celebration. This week’s #TankaTuesday challenge was to write tanka prose. Some of you missed the prose part… but that’s okay because our challenges are about practice. Go back to the challenge post HERE and read about tanka prose. It’s important to learn the forms. It’s that time of year again…Continue reading “#TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 269 | #SpecificForm: tanka prose”
Smorgasbord Book Reviews Rewind – Word Craft: Prose & Poetry: The Art of Crafting Syllabic Poetry by Colleen M. Chesebro
Originally posted on Smorgasbord Blog Magazine:
As a participant in Colleen Chesebro’s weekly Tuesday Tanka Challenge, I have discovered so many different forms of syllabic poetry and come to love creating poems in these formats. I reviewed the collection in May this year. About the book Are you ready to learn how to craft Japanese…
TANKA TUESDAY POETRY CHALLENGE STARS | #Synonyms Only: “Eager & Hope”
Welcome to our weekly poetry stars celebration. This week’s challenge words were selected by Sally Cronin who chose the words, “eager & hope.” Using one of these forms: Haiku, Senryu, Haiga, Tanka, Gogyohka, Haibun, Tanka Prose, Renga, Solo-Renga, Cinquain, and its variations, Etheree, Nonet, Shadorma, Badger Hexastich (hexastich for short), and Abhanga we found synonyms for theContinue reading “TANKA TUESDAY POETRY CHALLENGE STARS | #Synonyms Only: “Eager & Hope””
#TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 216 #SYNONYMSONLY
WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! Welcome! 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. ❤ This week, SALLY CRONINContinue reading “#TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 216 #SYNONYMSONLY”
TANKA TUESDAY POETRY CHALLENGE STARS | #PhotoPrompt, The psychology of color
Welcome to our weekly poetry stars celebration. This week’s challenge was to choose synonyms for the words, “loose and tight,” using one of these forms: Haiku, Senryu, Haiga, Tanka, Gogyohka, Haibun, Tanka Prose, Renga, Solo-Renga, Cinquain, and its variations, Etheree, Nonet, Shadorma, Badger Hexastich (hexastich for short), and Abhanga. Remember… the first of the month you canContinue reading “TANKA TUESDAY POETRY CHALLENGE STARS | #PhotoPrompt, The psychology of color”
TANKA TUESDAY POETRY STARS | #SYNONYMSOnly for “Loose & Tight”
Welcome to our weekly poetry stars celebration. This week’s challenge was to choose synonyms for the words, “loose and tight,” using one of these forms: Haiku, Senryu, Haiga, Tanka, Gogyohka, Haibun, Tanka Prose, Renga, Solo-Renga, Cinquain, and its variations, Etheree, Nonet, Shadorma, Badger Hexastich (hexastich for short), and Abhanga. Remember… the first of the monthContinue reading “TANKA TUESDAY POETRY STARS | #SYNONYMSOnly for “Loose & Tight””
Weekly Poetry Challenge Stars | Specific Form ~ Haibun
What an amazing collection of haibun poems this week. I want to thank Frank J. Tassone for the lovely image of Gertrude’s Nose. What a great photo! Mr. Linky has made finding the poems so easy now. I’m tickled with the results. Here is everyone who joined in: 1. Padre 8. Jules 15. theindieshe 2.Continue reading “Weekly Poetry Challenge Stars | Specific Form ~ Haibun”
Weekly Poetry Challenge Stars | #PhotoPrompt No. 182
Thanks everyone for the lovely poetry dedicated to my new writing muse, Freyja. I’ve decided to create a collage of poems, along with the author’s names, and a photo of Freyja that I can frame and hang in my creative room. I’ll work on that this week and share it in a post. Frank J.Continue reading “Weekly Poetry Challenge Stars | #PhotoPrompt No. 182”
Word Craft Poetry 