writing challenge – Fake Flamenco

June 2021 Poetry Challenge

I’ve returned from several days in Arizona for my uncle’s funeral. I wrote a poem to commemorate Uncle Peter which I read at the service. Since celebrating a life is on my mind, this month the poetry challenge will be to write a memorial poem. The subject can be personal, someone from your own life, […]

bilingual, Nature, writing

May 2021 Free Verse Poetry Challenge

[Bilingüe] Thank you writers for your wonderful poetic contributions! I enjoyed the exquisite details of each poem. Four countries, all different trees. In the order they were received, here are the May entries! Reto poético de libre verso mayo 2021 ¡Gracias a las escritoras por sus contribuciones poéticas! Disfruté de las detalles exquisitas de cada […]

bilingual, En español, Nature, Spanish Culture and Language

May 2021 Poetry Challenge

En español abajo. A new month begins, what better time to share poetry. After experimenting with several new forms, let’s return to a perennial favorite, free verse. The subject is trees; from blooming to fruiting, pines to maples. What is your favorite memory of a forest, of climbing, of fruit picked fresh? What do trees […]

bilingual, En español, Nature, Spanish Culture and Language, writing

April 2021 Sijo Poetry Challenge

Reto poético sijo: abril de 2021 Thank you, poets for your inspired poems. I think the traditional Korean sijo form was new to all of us. Congratulations on the fine poems you produced. I present to you the April sijos, with the theme of wind. Please give the writers your positive feedback in the comments. […]

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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 […]

En español, Nature, Spanish Culture and Language, writing

March Quintilla Poetry Challenge

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 […]