Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 171, #SpecificForm #Micropoetry #CinquainPoetry “It’s Only Turning” by David Ellis – A Found Triple #Tetractys Poem

Hello there everyone. I’ve been writing poetry again and had a go at joining in the fun over at Colleen Chesebro’s website for her “Colleen’s 2020 Weekly Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge”. Tonight I have written a Triple Tetractys poem, which is a variation on the Cinquain poetry style. I’m also making this a found poem…

NaPoWriMo 2020 – Day 3 – “A Flower To Your Lips” by David Ellis – A Found Poem Inspired by “If You Forget Me” by Pablo Neruda

Hey there everyone. I’m participating in NaPoWriMo 2020, if you aren’t following the NaPoWriMo website already then go check it out at www.napowrimo.net. For my Day 3 poem, I have drawn inspiration from a fantastic poem by Pablo Neruda called “If You Forget Me” to create my found poem. Here is Madonna doing a lovely reading…

She of next door

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I remember when she came to live here She of next door She introduced herself and asked for a cup of sugar She was going to bake a cake and did I want some? After the day she came to live here She of next door She brought me cake…

NaPoWriMo 2020 – Day 2 – “Between Marble Condensed” by David Ellis – A Found Poem Inspired by “The Crystal Lithium” by James Schuyler

Hey there everyone. I’m participating in NaPoWriMo 2020, if you aren’t following the NaPoWriMo website already then go check it out at www.napowrimo.net. For Day 2, the prompt over at the NaPoWriMo website is to imbue a poem with very specific little details about a specific place. Since they also referenced an impressive poet by the…

NaPoWriMo 2020 – Day 1 – “Clockwork Thought” by David Ellis – A Found Poem Inspired by “The Touch” by Anne Sexton

Hey there everyone. I’m participating in NaPoWriMo 2020, so that means a whole lot more poetry goodness every day from me for an entire month, in addition to my other regular programming! If you aren’t following the NaPoWriMo website already then go check it out at http://www.napowrimo.net. So for the Day 1 prompt swiped from…

Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 170, #ThemePrompt #Micropoetry #Prose #TankaProse “Fire Still Flutters There” – A Found Tanka Prose Poem by David Ellis

Hello there everyone. I’ve been writing poetry again and had a go at joining in the fun over at Colleen Chesebro’s website for her “Colleen’s 2020 Weekly Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge”. Tonight, I have written a Tanka Prose poem. This is a poem that combines prose and includes a Tanka poem at the end. I’m…

Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 168 #Haibun #Micropoetry #Poetry “Sound in the Wind That Will Not Silence a Dream” – A Found Haibun by David Ellis

Hello there everyone. I’ve been writing poetry again and had a go at joining in the fun over at Colleen Chesebro’s website for her “Colleen’s 2020 Weekly Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge”. Tonight, I have written a Haibun poem. This is a poem that combines prose and includes a haiku at the end. I’m also going…

Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 167, #Poet’sChoice #MicroPoetry #Shadorma #poetry #poetrycommunity – “Silent Hunger, Fleeting Shade” by David Ellis

Hello there everyone. I’ve been writing poetry again and had a go at joining in the fun over at Colleen Chesebro’s website for her “Colleen’s 2020 Weekly Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge”. This week, we can use whatever theme or concept we want for the challenge, providing of course that we write syllabic poetry. I chose…

Author Interview – Lorna Suzuki – “Imago Chronicles” & “The Dream Merchant Saga” (Fantasy & YA Fantasy)

Hey there everyone. I’m extremely excited to introduce you all to an incredible author who has written two well imagined Fantasy series that span many brilliant books and contain intriguing, endearing and very capable female protagonists to look up to. A very warm welcome then to Lorna Suzuki, as she kindly delves into her writing…