Tag: tanka
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“after mulching…” a #tanka (6/18/20)
6/18/20: #48 – dandelion after mulching … the dandelions growing along the edge a taste more bitter than broccoli di rabe #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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Atlanta, June 12, 2020
two shell casings another Black man’s back bullet-struck bleeding wounds left untreated a kick, then two planted feet two minutes blood blending with the dark Another name to the list while protestors fill the streets A chalk outline left behind I hosting MTB this week over at dVerse Poets today, where we explore Imagism. The…
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“afternoon chill…” a #tanka (6/15/20)
6/15/20: prompt-free afternoon chill repetitions of rhythmic tapping on the old maple by the deck #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haikai Challenge #143 (6/13/20): Choose-your-own Summer (Winter) Kigo #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
How did you enjoy the your firefly show, haijin! Some of you clearly did! Congratulations to last week’s contributors! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Dave Madden2. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr3. Ben Kohns4. Jules 5. Pat R6. Eugenia7. s.s.8. Li/Lisa 9. Revived Writer10. Xenia Tran11. Tessa Dean12. Linda Lee Lyberg Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Looking…
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“freshly cut lawn…” a #tanka (6/13/20)
6/13/20: prompt-free freshly cut lawn and the patches of it bathed in sunlight I listen to the woosh of an afternoon wind #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“a speaker’s eyes…” a #tanka (6/11/20)
6/11/20: 45 PROMPT solidarity a speaker’s eyes tearing as she addresses a park-filled protest eight minutes, forty-six seconds still changing the world #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry #BlackLivesMatter #GeorgeLloydProtests
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Publication Alert: Poets Salon: Solidarity and Protest | ColoradoBoulevard.net
I’m pleased to have two of my #tanka appear in today’s edition of Poets’ Salon (Poetry Corner) at ColoradoBoulevard.net for its Solidarity and Protest theme! passing carand late afternoonbirdsongsdo the memorialcandles still burn? Ο a neighborhood walkas the heat of the daybegins to pass…we will not enjoy peaceunless we work for justice Thank you, Kathabela…
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“clear sky…” a #tanka (6/9/20)
6/9/20: prompt-free Clear skyan old central ACstruggles with the heatAnother message left withanother technician #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
Frank J. Tassone 