Thank you for celebrating spring with us at Fake Flamenco. Three poets from distinct corners of the globe shared their quintillas of the season with us this month. Muchas gracias, poets! I share the poems in the order they were received. The translations are my own, as are the errors. ; ) Gracias por celebrar […]
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En español: Reto poético de marzo 2021 Happy March! Last month, writers penned wonderful free verse poems about friendship. Click on the word amigos to see February’s poetry challenge post. This month our poetry challenge will be the Spanish form called a quintilla. (kin-tea-ya). Wait, what’s a quintilla? Quintillas 5 verses 8 syllables each The […]
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Thank you for your wonderful response to the February Free Verse Poetry Challenge! Marvelous poems from both sides of the Atlantic, I appreciate our February poets very much. ¡Gracias por su participación maravillosa en el Reto poético de verso libre de febrero! Poemas geniales de ambos lados del Oceano Atlántico, aprecio mucho a nuestros poetas […]
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We’re tumbling into a new month! Time to sharpen our quills for the next Fake Flamenco poetry challenge. Estamos revolcándonos al mes nuevo. Es hora de apuntar las plumas para el próximo reto poético de Fake Flamenco. This month our task will be to write a free verse poem about friendship, up to 10 lines […]
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Thank you writers, for wonderful poems from near and far! This month our poets are from Puerto Rico, the United States, the UK, and Mexico. Five are new for this challenge and one is shared from a published work. I love the traditions shared and the skillful use of both languages. I appreciate the words […]
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El diciembre ya está aquí y afortunadamente significa que habrá más poesía y ¡este año maldito de 2020 casí se acaba! December is here already and fortunately that means there will be more poetry and that this accursed year is almost over! El principio del mes trae un reto poético nuevo. Para diciembre escribiremos verso […]
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