Daily Archives: April 7, 2016

NaPoWriMo Poetic Form Challenge 7/30: Tanka Thursdays

From the Academy of American Poets: “The Japanese tanka is a thirty-one-syllable poem, traditionally written in a single unbroken line. A form ofwaka, Japanese song or verse, tanka translates as “short song,” and is better known in its five-line, 5/7/5/7/7 … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo Poetic Form Challenge 6/30: Word Wednesdays

Traveling yesterday with spotty internet.  For Word Wednesday, I’ll use a word I find during the week and you are invited to suggest a word.   Our first word is “making”  as suggested by David L. Harrison.  He features a … Continue reading

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