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May 2023 Poetry Challenge

Looking forward to our online poetry soirée for May! This month we will write a haiku (5/7/5 syllables) using the phrase “Waterfall of Stars.” See example below. While reading a YA story recommended by our teen called The Barren Grounds by David A. Robertson, I came across this phrase and thought it was beautiful. Haikus […]

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bilingual, En español, Nature, Spanish

April 2023 Sea Animal Poetry Challenge

April is poetry month and Earth month. We join the two in this challenge. Poets wrote a poem of about 50 words about an ocean animal in the poet’s form of choice. Thanks for wonderful participation from poets near and far! Belugas, blue lobsters and sharks, oh my! Reto poético de abril 2023; criaturas de […]

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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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