WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! DON'T FORGET TO CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS NEXT SATURDAY! SPRING FORWARD ON MARCH 14th! 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… Continue reading #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 216 #SYNONYMSONLY
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… Continue reading TANKA TUESDAY POETRY STARS | #SYNONYMSOnly for “Loose & Tight”
WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! This week, Word Crafters, I selected the words to get us going. These words are opposites with many synonym possibilities: Loose & Tight For Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge, you can write your poem in the forms defined on the Poetry Challenge Cheat sheet below: View Cheatsheet Here are some sites that… Continue reading #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 212 #SYNONYMSONLY
This week Word Crafters, I gave you two words: past and present. I asked you to choose synonyms and write your own poetry! Your creativity has reached new levels! You all wrote amazing poetry! Here's everyone who joined in: 1.Padre9.Zander17.Ruth Scribbles2.willowdot2110.Cheryl18.Donna Matthews3.Trent McDonald11.Jude19.Sue Vincent4.Dave Madden12.anita dawes20.theindieshe5.Tina Stewart Brakebill13.s. s.21.kittysverses6.Myrna at myforever14.Jules22.Kerfe Roig7.Ritu Bhathal15.Laura McHarrie23.8.Eugenia16.The Versesmith I have… Continue reading TANKA TUESDAY POETRY CHALLENGE STARS | Synonyms Only “Past & Present” challenge no. 210
WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! Here are your two words: PAST & PRESENT For Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge, you can write your poem in the forms defined on the Poetry Challenge Cheat sheet below: View Cheatsheet Don't forget! You can use the Badger Hexastitch form if you want to experiment. I suggested two opposite words for… Continue reading #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 210 #SYNONYMSONLY
Kerfe Roig picked an impressive pair of words for us to work with this week for our #SynonymsOnly challenge: "mingle and drift." Here's everyone who joined in: 1.rogblog6668.The Versesmith15.Pat R2.Jude9.Cheryl16.Myrna3.willowdot2110.Padre17.Merril D. Smith4.Dave Madden11.Christine18.Kerfe Roig5.Trent McDonald12.anita dawes19.Ruth Scribbles6.Jules13.Aphrodite Beamish20.Colleen Chesebro7.Ritu Bhathal14.Donna Matthews Remember, when you add your post to Mr. Linky, it needs to be the address… Continue reading TANKA TUESDAY POETRY CHALLENGE STARS | SYNONYMS Only: Mingle & Drift
WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! This week, Kerfe Roig selected the words: "mingle and drift" PLEASE support the other poets by visiting blogs and leaving comments. Peer reviews help poets perfect their writing craft. Remember... sharing is caring. For Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge, you can write your poem in the forms defined on the Poetry Challenge… Continue reading #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 206 #SynonymsOnly
WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! This week, Kat Myrman, from Like Mercury Colliding, selected the words: Imagine & Gratitude On the Monday before the next challenge, I'll select a poem and share it on my blog as part of the Weekly Poetry Challenge Stars. Whoever I pick will choose the words for next month's challenge! For… Continue reading #TANKATUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 202, #SYNONYMSONLY
What an exciting week it has been. Thanks to everyone who put up with the switching of domain names between Word Craft Prose & Poetry and my author blog. I'm still working out the kinks... so please bear with me. If you see something wonky on my blog, please let me know. I appreciate you… Continue reading Tanka Tuesday WEEKLY POETRY CHALLENGE STARS | #SyllablesOnly & #PhotoPrompt: Kat Myrman @likemercurycolliding & Diana Peach @Dwallacepeach
WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! Since we skipped last week's challenge for the Carrot Ranch Double Ennead Poetry Challenge, we'll combine two challenges this week! You can choose the Ekphrastic #PhotoPrompt provided by Trent McDonald, or you can choose the #SynonymsOnly challenge using the words "MOVE & MAKE" provided by David Ellis. OR... You can do… Continue reading COLLEEN’S 2020 WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 199 #EKPHRASTIC #PHOTOPROMPT OR #SynonymsOnly
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