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March 2023 Poetry Challenge

In honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, let’s write a poem about a woman we admire. (Thanks to Devang for suggesting this theme!) She can be a heroine from daily life; mother, spouse, friend or family. She can be someone whose work we’ve admired from afar. You can choose someone who’s passed […]

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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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March 2022 Poetry Challenge

Time for our March Poetry Challenge at Fake Flamenco! In February, we had a wonderful celebration of friendship with pareado poems. This month we’ll use a form called Shadorma. I read a rumor that it has Spanish origin, but the sh sound is not common en español. Sounds like romantic fiction to me. What is […]

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April 2021 Poetry Challenge: Sijo

The form we are experimenting with this month has a lot of promise! (En español abajo) The sijo is a traditional Korean poetry form. It has three lines, like haiku, and the lines are 14-16 syllables. The themes can be natural, spiritual or humorous. We’ll start with a classic Korean poem from almost 800 years […]