Senryū is a form with 3 or more lines following the short-long-short, (s-l-s) 3-5-3, 2-3-2, (5-7-5 traditional) approximately twelve syllables. Senryu do not rhyme, nor do they contain metaphors and similes. This form does not contain a title. Senryu is written about love, human foibles relating to a personal event, and should have an elementContinue reading “Senryū or Senryu”
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#TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 303, 1/17/23
WELCOME TO #TANKATUESDAY! 短歌 火曜日 In case you missed last week’s poetry, here are the poet’s links from the 1/10/23 photo prompt challenge: 1. ladyleemanila 8. Ken Hume 15. kittysverses 2. Sylvia Cognac 9. willowdot21 16. Yvette M Calleiro 3. ben Alexander 10. Cheryl 17. Jules 4. Britta Benson 11. Li/ Lisa 18. Colleen Chesebro 5.Continue reading “#TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 303, 1/17/23”
Special Thank You’s
We belong to one of the best poetry communities around… did you know that? Through the years, I’ve developed friendships that I really treasure. We all learn together too, which is something I truly love. Today, I want to thank two friends for their friendship and for sharing their love of poetry with me. FirstContinue reading “Special Thank You’s”
#TANKATUESDAY #POETRY STARS | Poets choice No. 237
Welcome to our weekly poetry stars celebration. This week’s challenge was to write your poem using haiku, senryu, haiga, tanka, gogyohka, haibun, tanka prose, renga, solo renga, chōka, cinquain and its variations, Etheree, nonet, shadorma, Badger hexastich, Abhanga, diatelle, the Kerf poetry, and any of the syllabic forms from the Poetscollective.org. Now, the first of the monthContinue reading “#TANKATUESDAY #POETRY STARS | Poets choice No. 237”
#TANKATUESDAY #POETRY STARS | #ThemePrompt: Expedition
Welcome to our weekly poetry stars celebration. This week’s challenge was to write your poetry using the theme of “expedition” chosen by Donna Matthews, using one of these forms: haiku, senryu, haiga, tanka, gogyohka, haibun, tanka prose, renga, solo renga, chōka, cinquain, and its variations, Etheree, nonet, shadorma, Badger hexastich, Abhanga, diatelle, the Kerf poetry, and anyContinue reading “#TANKATUESDAY #POETRY STARS | #ThemePrompt: Expedition”
#TANKATUESDAY #POETRY STARS | Poets choice
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, chōka, cinquain, and its variations, Etheree, nonet, shadorma, Badger hexastich, Abhanga, diatelle, & the Kerf poetry. The optional form instructions areContinue reading “#TANKATUESDAY #POETRY STARS | Poets choice”
#TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY STARS – Specific Form: Create Your Own Syllabic Poetry Form
Welcome to our weekly poetry stars celebration. It’s the fifth Tuesday of the month! This is our chance to work with a specific syllabic poetry form. But let’s do something different this time… First, choose your favorite syllabic poetry form. Write your poem. Next, give your poem some different characteristics to make it something different. YouContinue reading “#TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY STARS – Specific Form: Create Your Own Syllabic Poetry Form”
#Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Stars | Theme challenge-Discovery
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, chōka, cinquain, and its variations, Etheree, nonet, shadorma, Badger hexastich, Abhanga, diatelle, & the Kerf poetry. The optional formContinue reading “#Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Stars | Theme challenge-Discovery”
#TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY STARS | #Ekphrastic #PhotoPrompt
Happy Summer Solstice! Welcome to our weekly poetry stars celebration. This week’s challenge was to write our poetry based off of the artwork from Kerfe Roig using one of these forms: haiku, senryu, haiga, tanka, gogyohka, haibun, tanka prose, renga, solo renga, chōka, cinquain, and its variations, Etheree, nonet, shadorma, Badger hexastich, Abhanga, & diatelle poetry. Here’sContinue reading “#TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY STARS | #Ekphrastic #PhotoPrompt”
#Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Stars #SynonymsOnly
Welcome to our weekly poetry stars celebration. This week’s challenge was to choose synonyms for the words, “dawn & twilight,” using one of these forms: haiku, senryu, haiga, tanka, gogyohka, haibun, tanka prose, renga, solo renga, choka, cinquain, and its variations, Etheree, nonet, shadorma, Badger hexastich, Abhanga, & diatelle poetry. Remember, in Japanese syllabic poetry, there isContinue reading “#Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Stars #SynonymsOnly”
Word Craft Poetry 