Crafting Poetry One Syllable at a Time
Welcome to our weekly poetry stars celebration. This week’s challenge was to write about the theme of “dreams,” 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… Continue Reading “TANKA TUESDAY POETRY CHALLENGE STARS | Theme Prompt: Dreams”
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… Continue Reading “TANKA TUESDAY POETRY CHALLENGE STARS | #PhotoPrompt, The psychology of color”
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… Continue Reading “TANKA TUESDAY POETRY STARS | #SYNONYMSOnly for “Loose & Tight””
Welcome to our weekly poetry stars celebration. This week’s challenge was Poet’s Choice, where poets could create an Abhanga poem or a syllabic poem of their choice. If the poetry form they chose was something new, I asked them to teach us how to… Continue Reading “TANKA TUESDAY POETRY CHALLENGE STARS | #PoetsChoice or Abhanga”
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. Padre 9. Zander 17.… Continue Reading “TANKA TUESDAY POETRY CHALLENGE STARS | Synonyms Only “Past & Present” challenge no. 210″
Hello from snowy Michigan! What a tremendous success our first poetry challenge of 2021 was! Bravo to those of you who tried a new form and taught us how to create it! Many thanks to everyone who joined in below: 1. ladyleemanila 10. Padre… Continue Reading “TANKA TUESDAY POETRY STARS | Poets choice no. 209”
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Last I week I challenged all of you to write a holiday themed cinquain poem with a syllable count of 2/4/6/8/2. I’m so happy you shared your holiday traditions with us. Many thanks to everyone who joined in… Continue Reading “TANKA TUESDAY POETRY CHALLENGE STARS | Theme Challenge: Holiday Traditions ~ Cinquain”
In a few short weeks, Christmas has once again snuck up on us! Happy Holidays everyone. Congratulations to everyone who finds the time to jump into this challenge. I know many of us are alone for the holidays, so I want to let you… Continue Reading “TANKA TUESDAY POETRY CHALLENGE STARS | CHALLENGE NO. 207 #EKPHRASTIC #PHOTOPROMPT”
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. rogblog666 8. The Versesmith 15. Pat R 2. Jude 9. Cheryl 16. Myrna 3. willowdot21 10.… Continue Reading “TANKA TUESDAY POETRY CHALLENGE STARS | SYNONYMS Only: Mingle & Drift”
Many thanks to everyone who joined in this week. There was so much fabulous poetry! Here’s everyone who joined in for the Poet’s Choice for Tanka Tuesday: 1. Padre 10. D. L. Finn 19. Marsha Ingrao 2. Jude 11. willowdot21 20. Kat 3. Reena… Continue Reading “TANKA TUESDAY POETRY CHALLENGE STARS | Poet’s Choice, No. 205”