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National Poetry Month roundup, or, "and that was the month that was"

kellyrfineman Apr 30, 2016 07:24

I think the title says it all - with today being the final day of National Poetry Month as well as World Tai Chi and Qigong Day (an important day for Morris, my sweetheart, who teaches a myriad of tai chi and qigong classes, and who is therefore running not just one, but TWO World Tai Chi & Qigong Day events which will take most of our day), I am ( Read more... )

senryu, tanka, forms, cinquain, renga, national poetry month, anglo saxon verse, limerick, haiku, sijo, sprung rhythm, poetry

Renga: can I get a collaborator?

kellyrfineman Apr 13, 2016 09:39

Seriously, it does seem as if it would be fun to write a bunch of renga. They are an open form, meaning there's no prescribed length to them, just a way they are written. If they sound a lot like tanka, it's no accident, and also the reason I'm talking about them just after finishing discussing tanka.

What it is:A renga is a collaboration between ( Read more... )

forms, scanlon, renga, japanese forms, fineman, national poetry month, poetry

Birds on a Wire by J. Patrick Lewis & Paul B. Janeczko

kellyrfineman Sep 04, 2008 15:29

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tanka, janeczko, renga, japanese forms, poetry collections, book reviews, haiku, lewis, lippincott, poetry