Tag: Specific form

#TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 303, 1/17/23

Colleen M. Chesebro78 Comments

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.ladyleemanila8.Ken Hume15.kittysverses2.Sylvia Cognac9.willowdot2116.Yvette M Calleiro3.ben Alexander10.Cheryl17.Jules4.Britta Benson11.Li/ Lisa18.Colleen Chesebro5.Felic Janssen12.Selma19.Kerfe6.Reena Saxena13.Gwen Plano20.Ruth Klein7.Echoes of the soul14.Balroop Singh21.You're next! I noticed some of you enjoy writing haiku—but you don't want to follow the haiku… Continue reading #TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 303, 1/17/23

#TankaTuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 269, 4/12/22, #Colleen’s SpecificForm:TankaProse

Colleen M. Chesebro62 Comments

WELCOME TO #TANKATUESDAY! This week's form: Tanka Prose Here's how to write tanka prose: TANKA PROSE: We write Tanka prose from the first person point-of-view. The prose paragraph(s) must also seek to be, if not poetic, at least something that grabs our attention. It must compete with the verse in its style, intending to be inventive… Continue reading #TankaTuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 269, 4/12/22, #Colleen’s SpecificForm:TankaProse

#TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 260 | #Abhanga

Colleen M. Chesebro25 Comments

Welcome to our weekly poetry stars' celebration. This week’s challenge was to write an Abhanga poem, which is 6-6-6-4, with an end rhyme scheme of abbc. "Abhanga, “the completion” is a stanzaic form commonly used for devotional poetic composition although it has also been used for cynicism, satire and reflective moods. It was popular from the… Continue reading #TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 260 | #Abhanga

#TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 256 | #SpecificForm: haiku

Colleen M. Chesebro41 Comments

Welcome to our weekly poetry stars' celebration. This week’s challenge was to write a haiku. I shared the basics of how to write a haiku and gave you some visual and musical inspiration. I was totally in awe of all the great poetry you all created. I shared some additional information about writing haiku vs. senryu… Continue reading #TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 256 | #SpecificForm: haiku