Yvette invites poets to explore the significance of impactful moments on one day, encouraging syllabic poetry submissions for Tanka Tuesday. Incorporate a kigo word, share on personal blogs, and engage with fellow poets' work.| Tanka Tuesday
Melissa Lemay, the editor of Collaborature, announces there is still time to enter the monthly contest on Collaborature! Check it out below ⬇| Tanka Tuesday
This week for #TankaTuesday, poets are invited to use kigo words from the White Dew (September 7 – 22) theme in their syllabic poems. The challenge encourages creativity and engagement among participants.| Tanka Tuesday
Robbie and Colleen thank all contributors for submitting tanka and related works to the 2025 anthology. The submission period is closed, with a planned release in December 2025. Subscribe for updates.| Tanka Tuesday
Colleen and Robbie remind that today is the last day for submissions to the Sunflower Tanka – Dreams anthology, closing at midnight EST. Willow hosts Tanka Tuesday, encouraging poems triggered by sensory memories.| Tanka Tuesday
Submissions for the Sunflower Tanka Anthology close at midnight on September 9, 2025. Send your best tanka, tanka prose, and experimental tanka before the deadline.| Tanka Tuesday
Yvette M Calleiro invites readers to write syllabic poetry, particularly cinquains, reflecting on beginnings and endings. She encourages the use of summer kigo words and emphasizes community engage…| Tanka Tuesday
The 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry challenge for #TankaTuesday focuses on the Beginning of Summer. It encourages poets to use kigo words or phrases related to the season in their syllabic poetry. Find …| Tanka Tuesday
The 2025 Sunflower Tanka Anthology is accepting submissions until September 9, 2025. Guidelines and resources for creating tanka are provided. Robbie and Colleen appreciate your participation in supporting syllabic poets.| Tanka Tuesday
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 personal reflections.| Tanka Tuesday
Robbie invites everyone to write syllabic poetry using personification, providing an example poem about an iris. Participants are encouraged to submit their work for the Sunflower Tanka - Dreams anthology by following specific guidelines.| Tanka Tuesday
Poets are invited to submit three poems for the Sunflower Tanka Anthology. Apologies for previous confusion regarding submissions, courtesy of Robbie Cheadle and Colleen Chesebro.| Tanka Tuesday
Good morning dear Tanka Tuesday friends. It’s me Willow here today to greet you and invite you to join in with some syllabic poetry. This week, choose your own theme to write your poem. As the seas…| Tanka Tuesday
Welcome to #TankaTuesday! Join in to write syllabic poetry about your favorite or hated fruits. Share recipes if desired, and ensure your poem abides by TankaTuesday’s guidelines. Enjoy and p…| Tanka Tuesday
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Join #TankaTuesday to create taiga poetry, a unique form of tanka paired with a black and white photo. Follow submission guidelines and use your own images. Collaborate and share your own poetic in…| Tanka Tuesday
Selma invites participants to Tanka Tuesday, encouraging them to select a photo from Paul Szlosek’s website for inspiration in writing syllabic poetry. Credit Paul when using his images, and …| Tanka Tuesday
Alma Thomas, Delightful Song by Red Dahlia, 1976, acrylic on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum Hello, friends! Melissa, here, from Mom With a Blog, bringing you today’s syllabic poe…| Tanka Tuesday
The post discusses synesthesia in poetry, a literary device that intertwines sensory experiences. It invites participation in Tanka Tuesday by encouraging poets to create syllabic poems featuring s…| Tanka Tuesday
Hi! Welcome back to #TankaTuesday. Let’s write syllabic poetry together! This week, it’s me, Willow, welcoming you all to Tanka Tuesday. I thought we could do a Nonet and use synonyms for : T…| Tanka Tuesday
Join #TankaTuesday to create a tanka Puente using a quote from “75 Best Moon Quotes”. Write poetic reflections, enhance meaning through quotes, and engage with fellow poets before the M…| Tanka Tuesday
“May is not a time for melancholy. It is a time for abundance and bursting forth. Let’s take joy in this month with our heartsfully open to the reliably warm weather, the beauty of the new green co…| Tanka Tuesday
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
Join #TankaTuesday for a syllabic poetry challenge inspired by zodiac colors! Find your sign’s color, craft a poem, and share. Engage with fellow poets, and remember to submit your work by Mo…| Tanka Tuesday
Hi! Welcome back to #TankaTuesday. It’s me Willow here, today. It is my turn to host this week’s prompt. Let’s write syllabic poetry together! This week, I would like us to think about what i…| Tanka Tuesday
Hi, syllabic poetry family. This is Selma, hosting for Tanka Tuesday. For this week’s challenge, I’d like us to write poetry that portrays movement. Poetry is a moving target; reality is alwa…| Tanka Tuesday
Count your syllables and the number of lines for the form you’re writing. Double-check your poem. Use a qualified syllable counter to check your syllable count. I use: There are a few places …| Tanka Tuesday
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
A 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry challenge for #TankaTuesday has begun, with the prompt to choose one of the 24 forms for your poem and incorporate specific kigo phrases. The aim is to reflect the tran…| Tanka Tuesday
These are the 24 poetry forms we will use for #TankaTuesday from (9/26/23 – 9/25/24) to accompany the 24 Japanese Seasons. The examples come from our poetry community, except for a few. IR…| Tanka Tuesday