Category Archives: Tanka
SOL17: End of School
Thanks to Two Writing Teachers for providing space for us each week to share our slice of life. year forty-three ends library books stand silent we celebrate now summer can begin today and time shifts to a slow pace © … Continue reading
SOL17: Tanka Tuesday
Thanks to Two Writing Teachers for providing space for our slices each week. the crescent moon sets to the mourning dove’s lament low, lingering notes twilight seeps into the room as I heat water for tea © 2017, jone rush macculloch
SOL17: What I Know Today
Thanks to Two Writing Teachers for providing a community space for our writing each week. This Tuesday Tanka is based on the events of the past week, worldwide and closer to home. violence pounces on unsuspecting travelers commuting by train … Continue reading
SOL17: Tanka Tuesday
Thank you to Two Writing Teachers for providing community space for our slices of life. ocean tidal zone planting feet in pounding surf breathe in, breathe out all the negative ions beginning the poem here © 2017. Jone rush macculloch
SOL17: Tanka Tuesday
Thank you to Two Writing Teachers who provide a space for this writing community each Tuesday. morning gathering the smell of sweet alyssum the unique faces she stops for a moment and forgets the world’s troubles ©2017, jone rush macculloch
NaPoWriMo 04/25/2017: Bold Jumping Spider
This month, I am collaborating with nonfiction author and photographer, Christy Peterson. You are invited to write and submit a poem based on the photo in the comments. bold jumping spider lies in wait in the zinnias as bees … Continue reading
SOL17: NaPoWriMo 04/18/2017: Blue Green Leafhopper
This month, I am collaborating with nonfiction author and photographer, Christy Peterson. You are invited to write and submit a poem based on the photo in the comments. It’s tanka Tuesday. blue-green leafhopper your striking appearance belies the devastation from … Continue reading
NaPoWriMo 04/11/2017: Mud Dauber
This month, I am collaborating with nonfiction author and photographer, Christy Peterson. You are invited to write and submit a poem based on the photo in the comments. Tuesday calls for a tanka. mud dauber yellow and black features nesting time … Continue reading
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