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”
Tag Archives: Syllabic Poetry
#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”
#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”
A Look Back, & A Look Forward
As 2022 winds down, I embraced all the fun we had writing poetry at Word Craft Poetry this year. Thank you to everyone for joining me. We posted 47 #TankaTuesday Poetry Challenges and 47 Poetry Stars Recap posts! That’s a lot of poetry! We average 20 to 30 poets writing poetry each week per challenge.Continue reading “A Look Back, & A Look Forward”
TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 300, 11/29/22, #ShareYourDay
WELCOME TO #TANKATUESDAY! This is the last poetry challenge for 2022. I’ll return on January 3, 2023, with a new year of poetry challenges. Stay Tuned… 🎄🤶🏻🎁 🎄 I’m taking the month of December off to promote my newest book, Fairies, Myths, & Magic II – A Winter Celebration, dedicated to Yule and the winterContinue reading “TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 300, 11/29/22, #ShareYourDay”
#TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 299 |#ThemePrompt: The Gray Scarf
Tomorrow’s challenge, 11/29/22 is the last challenge for 2022. This is also the last recap for 2022. 🎄 I’m taking the month of December off to promote my newest book, Fairies, Myths, & Magic II – A Winter Celebration, dedicated to Yule and the winter solstice. 🎄 🤶🏻 There will be a blog tour onContinue reading “#TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 299 |#ThemePrompt: The Gray Scarf”
#TANKATUESDAY Weekly #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 199, 11/22/22, #THEMEPROMPT
WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! This week in the United States, we celebrate Thanksgiving. Pull up a chair and join me in a poetry feast! Let me wish you all a lovely holiday. My goal this year is to only eat in moderation. I don’t want to undo my weight loss goals. Fingers crossed. LOL! We’reContinue reading “#TANKATUESDAY Weekly #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 199, 11/22/22, #THEMEPROMPT”
#TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 298 | #PhotoPrompt
Welcome to our weekly poetry stars’ celebration. This week’s challenge was to write our choice of syllabic poem, using a form from the cheat sheet or a syllabic form from the Poetscollective.org, using the photo from David: “Ukrainian Figurines” by Kirill Shevchenko (Groder) Image by Кирилл Шевченко from Pixabay Many thanks to everyone who joined in below: 1. ben Alexander Continue reading “#TankaTuesday #Poetry Stars No. 298 | #PhotoPrompt”
TankaTuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 298, 11/15/22 #Ekphrastic #PhotoPrompt
WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! This challenge explores Ekphrastic poetry, inspired by visual art or photographs. David provided the photo for this month’s challenge: “Ukrainian Figurines” by Kirill Shevchenko (Groder) Image by Кирилл Шевченко from Pixabay Write your poem using a syllabic form from the cheat sheet or from the poetscollective.org/poetryforms. Here is more information on howContinue reading “TankaTuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 298, 11/15/22 #Ekphrastic #PhotoPrompt”
#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”
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