Tag: tanka
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“Caravel…” a #tanka (6/25/20)
6/25/20: #54 camel caravelof the Sahara …dromedarywhen have we notrelied on nature? #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“experience …” a #tanka (6/23/20)
6/23/20: #53 PROMPT “My Way” experience the heart-rending whole of it all then write as though life itself depends on it #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haikai Challenge #144 (6/20/20): Solstice I (Summer/Winter) Midsummer (manastu) / Midwinter (mafuyu) #Haiku #Senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Excellent hunting, haijin! You caught a variety of kigo! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr2. Dave Madden3. Jules4. Peter5. joem18b 6. Eugenia7. Sangeetha8. Pat R9. Tessa Dean10. Li/Lisa 11. Janice12. Linda Lee Lyberg13. Kerfe Roig14. Revived Writer Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Onward! Today marks the first…
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Are we? A #KyokaProse / #TankaProse
Three times the death rate from COVID Infections. Twice the number of fatalities from police violence. More than double the poverty rate. Only 19% of the population nationwide. “We are all in this together.” But when we say “We,” whom do we mean? Junteenth approaching storm clouds long past time to live “…and justice for…
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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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