writing challenge – Fake Flamenco

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November 2021 Celestial Poetry Challenge Tankas

Welcome to the Celestial Tanka Poetry Challenge presentation. We have poets from four countries and three states of the US who shared poems! Their verses express the wonder, the scientific curiosity and the gratitude we humans have for the cosmos. Each poem is a galaxy to explore. Click on their names to follow the link […]

bilingual, Spanish Culture and Language, writing

October 2021 Free Verse Poetry Challenge

Four wonderful poets from around the world wrote verse about flowers as a summer farewell. The poems are in free verse and haiku, presented in the order received. Click on the author’s name to view their website. Reto poético de octubre – Cuatro poetas tremendas escribieron versos sobre flores para despedirse del verano. Los poemas […]

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October 2021 Poetry Challenge

The Fake Flamenco Poetry Challenge is back after a summer break. Join in the fun! El reto poético de octubre 2021 en español más adelante. As a farewell to summer in the northern hemisphere and a welcome to spring in the southern hemisphere, let’s write a short poem on flowers in free verse or haiku. […]

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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 […]