July Poetry Manifestos (bilingüe, mira abajo 🙂 We have two great submissions, one from Spain and another from England! Let’s dig into the work of these excellent poets in the order they were received. Manifiestos Poéticos de Julio Tenemos dos contribuciones fantásticos, ¡una de España y otra de Inglaterra! Vamos a investigar el trabajo de […]
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Road Trip Poetry Manifesto Words shimmer on the horizon like summer heat could be a mirage. Cross country road trip each center stripe a letter. Bugs cleaned from my windscreen the view is clear lakes, cactus and the deep blue sea. Paper map poetry small dash of GPS Road signs my grammar rocks and mufflers […]
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Welcome to the July Poetry Challenge! (en español abajo) In late April, we saw haiku poetry and tankas in June. Participants from Mexico, England, Chile, Spain, Colombia, Puerto Rico and the United States joined in! This month the challenge is to write a Poetry Manifesto in free verse. First, let’s talk about terms. A Poetry […]
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Congratulations to all the poets who entered the Fake Flamenco Tanka Contest! We were honored with entries from three countries; Mexico, England and Puerto Rico. I have translated all three poems to make them more accessible to both Spanish and English speakers. One is a tribute to our current moment in history, the second to […]
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Hola Poetas, listos para escribir un poema tanka? (post in English below) Según lo que leo, el esquema de un poema tanka es por sílabas: 5-7-5-7-7 Un poema mío, cómo ejemplo: Las peonias amigas del verano su fragrancia es una meditación y sólo existe el jardín. (translation below) Tienen hasta el lunes que viene, el […]
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Our nation is under constructionrebuilding liberty’sinfrastructureplanning thearchitectureof equalityRighting pillars ofjustice for allIt’ll be beautifulonce our foundation’s level—Rebecca Cuningham 2020This post inspired by Six Word Saturday hosted by Travel with Intent; offering beautiful photos seven days a week. #6WS #Photography #stopracism
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