This is the first day of the Slide into Seasons Scavenger Hunt. The first prompt is to write a poem inspired by leaves (dying ones or newly emerged). For bonus points use a Tanka to express your feelings about the leaves. Tenacious oak leaves Hold on even when death comes Grip in wind and ice … Continue reading Looking at Raking Leaves→| A Different Perspective
I wrote the book of tanka and haibun poems to capture the miracle that my husband and I have witnessed each year by watching a Ring camera in our wood duck house. Irene Latham wrote: “Readers of all ages will JUMP at the chance to celebrate the life of wood ducks in this inviting volume. […]| Reflections on the Teche
Selma Martin is hosting Tanka Tuesday this week. She proposed to write a Haiku like Bashō. Following Bashō’s example, I wrote my haiku in s-l-s syllable counts rather than the English haiku of 5-7-5 syllable counts. Colleen Chesebro included an essay, “Why ‘No 5-7-5′” from National Haiku Writing Month. You’re invited to read here. outside the window leaves turn yellow| The Showers of Blessings
the heat of the sunfalls into the drying leavessetting them aflamewith sounds of susurrationcarried on a cloudless breeze💞Suzanne This is written as my first contribution to Val’s ‘Slide into Seasons Scavenger Hunt 2025’. 1. Write a poem inspired by leaves (dying ones or newly emerged). For bonus points use a Tanka to express your feelings about the … Continue reading Slide into Seasons… 1. Tanka→| Brazanne Muse
Cairngorms National Park| Tranature
by Mike U. (#28)Sere crone winter shedsIced waraji at the doorHangs her hiemal veilOn the windows, frigid laughDesecrates the sacred place…(#29)Shima-enagaSilver-throated winter-borneYuki no toriHu…| Gobblers by Masticadores
Hi, everyone. The tenth installment of my tanka series titled “A Tanka Trio (10)” is now available at Gobblers by Masticadores. Each of these installments contains three tanka (be sure to click this link or the link below to read all of them). Thank you, Manuela Timofte, for sharing these tanka with your readers. You’re a wonderful editor and I … Continue reading “A Tanka Trio (10)” published at Gobblers by Masticadores| Silent Pariah
This week for #TankaTuesday, I asked everyone to return to the 24 Seasons of Japan and the season of White Dew (September 7 – 22) Hakuro 白露. We chose a kigo word and wrote our syllabic poetry. Featured Kigo: Autumn grasses, the seven flowers of autumn, quail, dew, traveling, journeys, new beginnings, back to school, darkening […]| The Evergreen Hedge
a snail heads for shadeunder my sun umbrellathat’s still folded downall I hear is tinnitussense a world still sound asleep💞Suzanne Written in response to this week’s Tanka Tuesday, a fu…| Brazanne Muse
Melissa introduces a creative writing challenge inspired by Maggie Queeney. Participants observe from a window, write about their surroundings, and create a tanka poem using sensory imagery and per…| Tanka Tuesday
bees humfrom toadflaxto foxgloveslowly the garden she tendsgrows wild at the edges © Xenia Tran Laurels #4 We are deeply honoured and delighted that the above tanka was published in Laurels #4 in August 2025. Warm-hearted thanks to Jackie Chou for selecting my poem and to the team at Laurels for putting this beautiful edition … Continue reading "Tanka: Bees Hum"| Tranature
summer fruits drizzlethrough sponge whipped with citrus zestdusted with sugar flavours linger on my tongueuntil the last berries fall💞Suzanne Written for this weeks Tanka Tuesday where our host Col…| Brazanne Muse
we look to enhancewhat nature has bestowed usI buy cosmeticscarefully I apply thembut never picture perfect💞Suzanne Written in response to Eugi’s Moonwashed Musings. A beautiful image (I have…| Brazanne Muse
Hello, friends! Welcome to this week’s edition of Tanka Tuesday. This is Melissa from Mom With a Blog, your multitasker host. For this week’s challenge, I’d like us to try our hand at a new-ish poe…| Tanka Tuesday
This afternoon our temperature in mid-Michigan reached 48 F. It’s an amazing start to the week! This past weekend, my husband and I noticed the birds returned to our neighborhood. We saw Mour…| Colleen Writes & Publishes
insomnia bitessleep retreats then disappearslong into the nightI meet spirited voicesthey converse with me til’ dawn💞Suzanne| Brazanne Muse
This week Robbie Cheadle (the W3 PoW) has challenged us to write a poem on the theme of “an impactful childhood memory & how it affected you at the time” using “any combinatio…| A Different Perspective
Here’s everyone who wrote syllabic poetry with us last week: 1.Padre10.Jennifer Russo19.Selma2.Peter11.Suzette Benjamin20.Kerfe3.Reena Saxena12.Suzanne Brace21.M J mallon @ Kyrosmagica4.ben Alexand…| Tanka Tuesday
It's been great fun this month writing Inktober-inspired haiku, senryu and tanka poems. You can see my prompt list and the first week of poems here, the second week of poems here, and the third week here.| Unexpected Intersections
I'm continuing to have fun with my Spooktober project - writing poems for kids based on a series of Inktober illustrator prompts. You can see the prompt list and the first week of poems here, and the second batch of poems here. | Unexpected Intersections
I'm writing a poem for every day of October, playing with poems inspired by a list of Inktober prompts written in senryu, haiku, and tanka poetic forms. You can read the first week's worth of my Spooktober poems, and see my prompt list, in this post. | Unexpected Intersections
I've been immersed in poetry and verse in the past couple of weeks - first in a Novel in Verse virtual workshop led by the amazing Nikki Grimes and Padma Venkatraman, then in my own work as I dived in deep to apply all the insights and tips that I took away from that experience. | Unexpected Intersections
This week, a new Ekphrastic prompt is introduced, inspired by Japanese Season of Clear and Bright. The painting above was given as inspiration for the Northern Hemisphere – my kigo word: spri…| Brazanne Muse
Taken on my morning walk today – so many variations Small, tall, young and oldPale, dark, all Daffs sing in springStirred in tranquil dawnBright and open in the sunTime to shine then fall asl…| Brazanne Muse
when will it happen Garden of Eden restored I dream about it the animals and humans one day in symbiosis mother earth exploited only for n...| morgentau-dawndew.blogspot.com
