This week for the poetry challenge, Linda Lee Lyberg selected some interesting synonyms: nimble, for which I used the word lithe; and for the word enigma, I used the word, crux. First, how has your week gone? I've had a week of false starts, computer issues, WiFi and phone problems, miscellaneous errands, and other crazy… Continue reading My Conundrum, #Gogyohka
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“The New Moon,” #Gogyohka
For months now, it's been my goal to join in some other poetry challenges, other than my own. Today was finally that day! Many thanks to a chance encounter on Twitter, Frank Tassone reminded me he would be at dVerse, the Poets Pub. Just click the link below to learn more and join in: MTB:… Continue reading “The New Moon,” #Gogyohka
“Love is,” #Gogyohka
Let's talk more about the Gogyohka syllabic poetry form which uses the 5/7/5/7/7 Tanka line structure. Instead of counting syllables we write in phrases consisting of one spoken breath. I can hear you all now... how can this form fit into the syllabic category if we don't count the syllables? The Gogyohka form by Enta… Continue reading “Love is,” #Gogyohka
“Promises,” #Gogyoka
Thanks to Ken Gierke, I've added the Gogyoka in English to our syllabic poetry forms, bringing the count up to ten. The Gogyoka (pronounced go-gee-yoh-kuh) form is a five-line Japanese form with no restriction on length. Created by Enta Kusakabe in 1983, there are five rules: Gogyohka is a new form of short poem that… Continue reading “Promises,” #Gogyoka
Colleen M. Chesebro 