February 2022 Poetry Challenge

by Rebecca Cuningham

It’s February, and next week is the day of love and friendship (Feb. 14th). Let’s write poetry to celebrate our buddies, our pals, our BFFs! This month our poetic form is a pareado (from two, like pair). The pareado comes from Spanish poetry for sayings and advice. See example and challenge below.

Es febrero, y en la próxima semana tenemos el día de amor y de amistad, el 14 febrero. ¡Escribiremos poesía para celebrar nuestros cuates, nuestras compas, nuestras patas! Este mes la forma poética es un pareado. Viene de la poesía española de dichos y consejos. Ve el ejemplo y el reto más adelante.

Pareado

Friendship’s like a tree house with a purple door

that says open up, laugh and enjoy life more.

La amistad es como casa de árbol con puerta morada

que te invita abrirse, reír y hacer una vida más disfrutada.

–Rebecca Cuningham 7 febrero 2022

Tree House with Purple Door Photo: Rebecca

The Pareado Challenge

Write a pareado about friendship in English or Spanish by Saturday 2/12, noon CST. Celebrate a friend, friendship, or tell us the best way to make a friend. Deadline is Saturday, 12 February. If you are a blogger, please publish your poem on your website and link to this page by 2/12. If you are a poet at large, please post your poem below by Feb. 12. You may choose to write 2 to 10 lines of rhyming pairs. G-rated please. I’ll publish a post with your poems next Monday, February 14!

El reto poético del pareado

Escribe un poema pareado sobre la amistad en español o en inglés. Celebra el mejor amigo/la mejor amiga, la amistad, o cuéntanos la mejor manera para hacer amigos. La fecha de entrega es el mediodía el 12 febrero. Los escritores que tengan su propio sitio web, favor de publicar tu poema en tu blog y haz un enlace a este artículo antes del 12 febrero. Los escritores que sean damas y caballeros andantes, favor de añadir tu poema a los comentarios abajo antes del 12 febrero. Puedes hacer un poema de 2 a 10 líneas de pares rimados. Para todas las audiencias por favor. Publicaré un artículo con sus poemas el próximo lunes,14 febrero.

¡Gracias! ¡Olé! –Rebecca

Octagonal Tree House. Photo: Rebecca

Will you open the door of friendship? ¿Abrirás tú la puerta de la amistad?

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See the poems our February poets created! Ve los poemas que l@s poetas de febrero crearon.

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51 thoughts on “February 2022 Poetry Challenge”

    1. Thanks, Suzette. Glad I could introduce you to a new form. Its brevity is to invite new poets to try it. I’m sure all your experience with haiku will be great background. I look forward to what you write on friendship 🙂

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  25. I added it to my site too, here it is:

    Before the bell, we tried to find our zen;
    a diamond you have been, my friend of ten.

    We laughed and wished each other luck,
    then shut our doors when 7:20 struck.

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  26. So, I guess I missed the deadline 🙂 No wonder. I am not a good friend.
    Nevertheless, here are my two lines:

    My friend, we are rooted in different places… Nothing to blame-
    -the trees in the forest, aren’t they doing the same?

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    1. Great! I imagine you already speak more than one language, so it will not be as difficult to add another. 🙂 I’ve heard Duolingo is a good online program and I believe it’s free.

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