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#TANKATUESDAY #POETRY STARS | #SynonymsOnly: Sanctuary & Follow

23 Comments / Tanka Tuesday Poetry Stars / By Colleen Chesebro: WordCraftPoetry / 16 Aug 2021 15 Aug 2021 / # micropoetry, #poetry, Abhanga, Follow, Ruth Klein, Ruth Scribbles, Sanctuary, Synonyms Only, Tanka Tuesday Poetry Stars

Welcome to our weekly poetry stars celebration. This week’s challenge was to choose synonyms for the words, “sanctuary and follow,” 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 any of the syllabic forms …

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WEEKLY POETRY CHALLENGE STARS | No. 194 – #SynonymsOnly: David Ellis, @TooFullToWrite

19 Comments / Tanka Tuesday Poetry Stars / By Colleen Chesebro: WordCraftPoetry / 14 Sep 2020 29 Oct 2020 / Bold, David Ellis, Found Poetry defined, Hint, love, Nonet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Synonyms Only, Tanka Tuesday Poetry Stars

Annette Rochelle Aben picked a great pair of words for us all to work with this week for our #SynonymsOnly challenge: HINT & BOLD. Once again, you’ve all outdone yourselves! There was such great poetry and all different kinds, as well. Bravo to you all! Here’s everyone who joined in courtesy of Mr. Linky: 1. …

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Weekly Poetry Challenge Stars | Synonyms Only | Jules

27 Comments / Tanka Tuesday Poetry Stars / By Colleen Chesebro: WordCraftPoetry / 20 Jul 2020 29 Oct 2020 / Blessed, hex, Jules, Solo Renga, Synonyms Only, Tanka Tuesday Poetry Stars

What a fantastic week of poetry! Those prompt words (blessed & hex) picked by Anita Dawes really hit the spot for inspiration. I loved all the magical poetry! So did Freyja! Here are the links to the poetry for this week, courtesy of Mr. Linky: 1. Jude 8. s. s. 15. Sally Cronin 2. anita dawes …

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Weekly Poetry Challenge Stars | Synonyms Only, No. 181: Anita Dawes

25 Comments / Tanka Tuesday Poetry Stars / By Colleen Chesebro: WordCraftPoetry / 15 Jun 2020 6 Aug 2020 / Anita Dawes, Enigma, Etheree, handfasting ceremony, Nimble, poetry, Syllabic Poetry, Synonyms Only

What a crazy week it’s been. I’m glad to put last week behind me. I had computer issues and then WiFi issues! WordPress has been slow and unresponsive. I finally changed my browser to Firefox so I could finish this post. Everything seems unstable. Hopefully, everything works again… Fingers crossed. Sorry, it took me so …

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Colleen M. Chesebro—Prose Metrist

Crafting Syllabic Poetry is my Ikigari 💜

One day, I stumbled across the Japanese word Ikigari. After some research, I discovered iki means life. In Japanese, Gai means worth or value. When these words combine, they form the definition of ikigari, which is life’s worth. It’s often translated or interpreted as a reason for getting up in the morning. So, yes, writing syllabic poetry is my ikigari.

I also believe writing syllabic poetry strengthens our writing skills. When we create poetry, we gain command of language; cultivate a healthy vocabulary, master literary devices such as metaphor, simile, alliteration, hyperbole, and allegory. We learn to work in imagery. We connect with our ikigari.

When I’m not writing poetry or crafting short stories, you’ll find me digging in my garden, or playing with my two unicorn cats, Chloe & Sophie. I live in East Lansing, Michigan with my husband—my soul mate. Most days you can find me writing poetry on wordcraftpoetry.com. 💜