#Tanka Tuesday

Manny’s First Challenge Post

Manny has become energized after his interview of Biasini and decided to get back into blogging. Yesterday he published his first Challenge post. He is also making plans (pleading is […]

WQWWC #51: Toys/Play

Featured Bloggers for Forgotten Since I don’t know all of your first names, I changed the format of Featured Bloggers somewhat to reflect your tagline or title. Your friendships mean […]

#WQWWC #50: Forgotten Ruby Red Bliss

1 Featured Bloggers for Fog or Writer’s Choice Since I don’t know all of your first names, I changed the format of Featured Bloggers somewhat to reflect your tagline or […]

FOTD #24: Flowers in Bucky’s Casino Parking Lot

This month, since TreeSquares is over, I decided to participate […]

FOTD #17: Wild and Wooly in Toowoomba, AU

This month, since TreeSquares is over, I decided to participate in Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge – (FOTD). Like Becky B, Cee offers us the freedom to post every […]

#WQWWC #27: Writer’s Choice: Have a Wild Life at Kings Canyon National Park

Since today’s choice of #WQWWC is Writer’s Choice, I’m going […]

#WQWWC #26: Hope We Can Make It Up Thumb Butte Trail

Welcome to Writer’s Quotes Wednesdays Writer’s Challenge. It’s been rewarding […]

LAPC #148: Seeing Dots in the Las Vegas Strip Hot Spots

Las Vegas Building Walk #2 “The success of a holiday […]

CBWC: Las Vegas Buildings in Shades of Black and White

Las Vegas Building Walk #1 Cee Neuner’s topic this week […]

Tanka Tuesday: Constellation Trail #Haibun

Tanka Tuesday #224 Poet’s Choice; #Haibun #Prescott Walk #11 Constellation Trail Wide trails, narrow trails, Missed trail? Never lost --- for long, Perfect wandering On a perfect February day, we […]

#Tanka Tuesday: #223 Pick a Flower

This Sunday morning I wanted to welcome you to the week through Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday theme prompt – pick a flower! Precious Poppies Traditional Haibun © 2021 Marsha Ingrao Golden […]

#Tanka Tuesday: Dreams of Medical Immortality

#TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 217 Theme – Immorality” “The purpose of life is a life with a purpose. So, I’d rather die for a cause than live a life […]

#Shadorma: COVID-19 Vaccine #2

This week Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday is Poet’s Choice. Willow Dot wrote a Shadorma 3/5/3/3/7/5, and challenged me to do the same. So here it is. It’s not what I would […]

#Becky B’s Square Upsidaisy Street Shot Twosomes

Happy end of palindrome day. 1-22-21 (same backwards and forwards) […]

Puppy-Girl-Approved Reflection of 2020

Sunday Stills Challenge “Retrospective shows our year in words, photos, stories, and other creative endeavors. Share your good and bad, your best and worst, and what your hope is […]

#Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: “Watch Out for Pricks!”

#Prescott Walk #5 Willow Lake To be absolutely clear, Cee […]

#Haibun: Granite Dells, Prescott, AZ Walk #2

#Prescott Walk 2 Granite Dells/Watson Lake Patient Lover This grand statue, neither made or disturbed by mankind. Carved from rock by the elements. Gentle, knees to chest Plant in hand […]

#Haiku: “Melancholy Autumn”

This week’s theme for Colleen’s poetry challenge is a haiku written by Sue Vincent: clouds cover the moon, beyond dawn's pale horizon sun rises unseen ©2020 Sue Vincent The idea […]

Tanka Tuesday: Moving in a Week

WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! SENRYU IN ENGLISH: Traditional 5/7/5, Current 3/5/3, and Current 2/3/2 syllable structure. A Senryu is written about love, a personal event, and should have irony present. […]

A Dry October Photo Walk

#Lens Artist – Amy, takes us on a photo walk as Challenge # 117. This week, and Terri with Sunday Stills makes it a dry one. Since we live in […]

#Tanka: Kittens Backward and Forward

Time for Colleen’s #Tanka Tuesday. This week we are working on the form #Tanka 5/7/5/7/7 Nineteen and a half Scardy, my beloved friend Woebegone, my heart A place to foster […]

#Haiku The Night Skies of Elderwood, Maui, and Melbourne

WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! This month’s theme is: The Night […]

#Haiban: Illusion of Magic

COLLEEN’S 2020 WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 195 #EKPHRASTIC #PHOTOPROMPT #Haiban This week’s Tanka Tuesday poetry challenge was an Ekphrastic #PhotoPrompt provided by Lisa Thompson. Thanks Lisa. “Don’t Eat the Toadstools.” … called her […]

#Cinquain Poetry: Audacious Photography

#TANKA TUESDAY! #cinquain poetry This week, Annette Rochelle Aben selected the words for the syllables only challenge. That means you can’t use those two words. You must find synonyms to replace them. Fun, […]

#Cinquain Poetry: Reach Your Destination with Maps

Map out your thoughts about maps, or borrow mine then write a cinquain with me. See where your mind travels.

Home Warranty Problems Dry Up When You Vent Through Poetry

Are you up for a challenge? This may take you a while, but it's like solving a puzzle. It feels so good when you're finished.

Active Problem Solving #Haibun

Turn your photos into stories using different forms of syllabic poetry. Learn how to write poetry through this challenge.

How to Run a Successful Poetry Challenge for Four Years Counting

Maybe you've thought about hosting a writing challenge. Before you do, read this post to find out some of the ins and outs. If you love poetry, you'll love learning about this challenge.

#Nonet Spring’s Gift

If you love puzzles and love to write, you are a prime candidate to participate in Colleen's Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge. She specializes in different forms of syllabic poetry.

Worth the Struggle #Haibun

© 2020 Frank J. Tassone In Indiana, where I grew up, gray skies muted the summer sun. The six-foot-deep ditch at the end of the street represented the most climbing […]

17 Ways to Fill Your Literary Gaps and Ease Boredom While You Shelter At Home in 106 Degrees #Nonet

There's a solution to enduring the sweltering heat of summer. Let your creativity set you free.