Tag Archives: Poetic Forms

NaPoWriMo Poetic Form Challenge 12/30:Take-a-line Tuesdays

Posted on April 12, 2016 by macrush53

Last week was Spring Break.  Husband and I were in Idaho and had the opportunity to visis Minidoka National Historic Site.  It was one of ten relocation camps that over 127,000 Japanese Americans were interred during World War II. It … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo Poetic Form Challenge 8/30: Freestyle Fridays

Posted on April 8, 2016 by macrush53

Welcome to Freestyle Friday.  Today the poetic form is a Fibonacci poem invented by Greg Pincus .  Visiting friends in Idaho, the morning air is filled with a symphony of birds. Birdsongs Dawn Walk Music Mourning doves, Coo-ah, coo, coo, coo … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo Poetic Form Challenge 7/30: Tanka Thursdays

Posted on April 7, 2016 by macrush53

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 2/30: Shadorma Saturdays

Posted on April 2, 2016 by macrush53

The Shadorma is a Spanish poetic form made up of six lines and follows a syllabic meter of  3/5/3/3/7/5.  I love this forms.  Last night I arrived in Rockaway, OR for a writing retreat at the Colony House. ocean waves rhythmic … Continue reading →

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