writing – Fake Flamenco

May 2022 Free Verse Poetry Challenge

Seven poets, from Ireland, US, England, India, Canada, and Scotland wrote free verse poems giving clues to a mystery person, place or thing. See if you can guess what or who they describe in their verse. Need a clue? Check the photo after the poem. Mayo de 2022 Reto poético de libre verso Siete poetas, […]

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Year 5: Family Poetry Night

We were excited for our first school poetry gathering in person since 2019. As you might guess, 2020 and 2021 were online events. Our Madison Poet Laureate, Angela Trudell Vasquez graced our event with her presence and her poems. Click on her name to read a post dedicated to her. The school librarian did a […]

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6th Woman Writer Wins Coveted Cervantes Prize

Cristina Peri Rossi of Uruguay won the highest honor for a Spanish-speaking writer, the Miguel de Cervantes Prize. Since 1976, the Spanish king and queen have awarded this prize on behalf of the Real Academia Española and the Spanish Ministry of Culture. Peri Rossi is the 47th to earn this medallion and monetary prize. She […]

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April 2022 Poetry Challenge: Prime Verse

Seven poets from six nations braved a new poetry form this month; prime verse. I think they did a marvelous job of expressing the wonder of the universe and the sometimes lesser wonders of the world of humankind. Thanks to all the poet participants and readers! Abril 2022 Reto poético: Verso número primo Siete poetas […]

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April 2022 Poetry Challenge

Welcome to the April edition of the Fake Flamenco Poetry Challenge. Last week I took my first full week break from blogging in a year. After two days in Minneapolis and three days in the north woods with family, I feel refreshed. This month our form is called Prime (Numeral) Verse –my first time inventing […]

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Happy 4th Blogging Anniversary Fake Flamenco!

In the spring of 2018, I began to publish weekly posts. At that time I knew one blogger, perhaps two. Four years later, with a lot of support from readers and bloggers from 143 countries, I am enjoying the writing, the friendships and the new knowledge I learn from you. This last month I reached […]