Hola amigos, we are celebrating the new year with an acrostic poem. What thoughts does 2021 bring to mind? We present four poets who braved the acrostic poetry challenge. Click on the names to see their websites. Hola amigos, celebramos el año nuevo con un poema acróstico. ¿Cuáles son los pensamientos que el año 2021 […]
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Happy New Year! ¡Feliz año nuevo! For our first Poetry Challenge of 2021, we will write an acrostic in English or Spanish using the words “New Year.” An acrostic is a poem formed using each letter of a word in sequence as the first letter of a line. ¡Feliz año nuevo! Para el primer Reto […]
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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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Thank you for your interest in the Poetry Challenge: Tanka Tribute! This month we have two tanka tributes from friends and two of my own. We’ll start with tribute for a public figure from the movies by a Spanish blogger friend: ¡Gracias por su interés en el Reto Poetico: Tributo Tanka! Este mes tenemos dos […]
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November Poetry Challenge This month’s poetry challenge is linked with an important November holiday in Mexico and throughout Central and South America, Día de los muertos. In our household each year we honor international figures in politics, history, art, science and social change. (en español abajo) I post paperboard gravestones in their honor for All […]
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