Tag: tanka
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Arise Again: a #tankaprose
Moonlit sea power of a changing tide shaping the surf insight born of suffering perseveres the longest I awaken to the song of surf on turf. The remains of my latest wreck surround me. I can remain prone for the sea to drown me. Or I can stand and take one step. Then…
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#Haikai Challenge #22 (2/24/18): Barely Spring (haru asashi) #haiku #senryu #haiku #tanka #haiga #renga
photo courtesy of pixel Thank you, haijin! Thirteen of you took time to smell the rose: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jane Dougherty 2. Vivian Zems 3. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 4. Merril D. Smith 5. Jules 6. Petru J Viljoen 7. Xenia Tran 8. qbit 9. Jilly 10. Revived Writer 11. rick…
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Their Awakened Voice: A #Tanka Tuesday-on-a-Wednesday #tankaprose…#haiku #haibun #poetry
Alan Alvarez, Independent Florida Alligator Their Awakened Voice rising from the dust another generation speaks truth to power from where else will progress come than those that struggle to change? Young high-schoolers saw their friends die. They aged beyond the years in heartbeats measured against the scatter of automatic fire. But they…
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#Haikai Challenge #21 (2/17/18): Rose #haiku #haibun #senryu #tanka #renga #haiga
unsplash-logoRonda Darby Well, haijin: Many of you took time to gaze through the mists at the moon! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. joem18b 2. Jane Dougherty 3. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 4. KanzenToni 5. Reena Saxena 6. Sue Vincent 7. Jules 8. Pat R 9. Pat R 10. Linda Lee Lyberg 11. Xenia Tran…
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Meeting the Bar – Brevity – a Tanka — Singledust
#Haiku Happenings #8: Gina’s first #tanka ever, for #dversepoets! Frank Hubney asks for brevity today, 5 lines or less no more. I am particularly drawn to this part of Frank’s explanation: “To focus on tanka, Jane Kohut-Bartels provides a two part introduction to the art of writing tanka. In particular note her reference, in the…
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The Taming of the Banditry — Tidbits by Shannon
#haiku happenings #3: Shannon Blood’s latest #tanka #haiga for #nahaiwrimo! Today’s NaHaiWriMo prompt was simply one word — an invitation to learn a bit more about this bold bird who makes such a racket. One curiosity was that a group of chickadees is called a banditry. Another — they are one of the easiest birds…
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Kenosis: A #tankaprose of Love…#haiku #tanka #haibun #poetry
A #tankaprose of love for #ValentinsDay! #haibun #haiku #tanka #poetry
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#Haikai Challenge #20 (2/10/18): Hazy Moon #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #renga #haiga
Miya Ando’s Oborozuki (Moon Obscured by Clouds) at Nancy Toomey Fine Art, courtesy Marina Times You listened for the songs and heard them! Here’s to you, Lark-loving haijin! Congratulations to all contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. qbit 2. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 3. KanzenToni 4. Linda Lee Lyberg 5. Jane Dougherty 6. Revived Writer…
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