Tag: tanka
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#Haikai Poetry Alert: MTB: 5-Line Japanese Poetic Forms
Originally posted on dVerse: Stock Photo: Takebayashi of Kyoto Welcome to DVerse, Poets! I am Frank Tassone, your host for today’s Meet the Bar, where we delve into poetic craft. This month is National Tanka Month, or #NaTankaMo. In honor of this celebration of tanka, I would like to focus on three of the 5-line…
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“sunlit ripples…” a #tanka (5/21/20)
sunlit ripples as the current continues through the bend all the times I fought when I could have flowed #tanka #micropoetry #poetry I’m hosting MTB today at dVerse Poets, where we explore 5-line Japanese Poetic Forms. The pub is open! Come join us!
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“a sea of stars…” a #tanka (5/21/20)
5/21/20: unprompted a sea of stars obscured by clouds and yet I still hope #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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Predation: a #Quadrille #TankaProse
When did you imagine that the world revolved around you? Did it take a stray strand of rogue gene to prove otherwise? How utterly predictable of you! a glimpse of pitiable reptillian indifference … we can only blame ourselves for the fix that we’re in for Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 178…
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#Haikai Challenge #139 (5/17/20): fragrant breeze (kunpuu) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
I hope you enjoyed fawning around, haijin! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Dave Madden2. Revived Writer3. Li/Lisa 4. Jules5. Linda Lee Lyberg6. Eugenia 7. Janice8. Xenia Tran Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Ultreya! Take a deep breath. Smell that? It’s the aroma of blossoms. It’s the scent of mint, or…
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“even as…” a #Tanka (5/14/20)
5/14/20: prompt-free even as the afternoon sun bathes fresh foliage every joint aches over the coming of fresh rain #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“bright verdancy…” a #tanka (5/12/20)
5/12/20: Meher prompt: one stroke bright verdancy of the illuminated new canopies how we capture fear and hope in one trembling stroke #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“two hawks circle…” a #tanka (5/11/20)
5/11/20: Meher’s Art Hug #27 fair weather after rain two hawks circle in a clear blue sky still, the cold is more than enough to keep me inside #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
Frank J. Tassone 