Post by Saionji Shonagon on Nov 1, 2009 21:04:25 GMT -5
"Did you write today?"
Riising moon asks setting sun
O'er the glinting bay.
"Nearly forgot!" she blushes,
Hurrying homeward to write.
This challenge originally premiered last year.
Here's the concept:
Write one tanka (waka)* a day.
*Resources on tanka:
www.ahapoetry.com/TANKA.HTM
www.americantanka.com/
www.wodefordhall.com/heianpoetryjam.htm
Since I was out of town this weekend and posted this very late on November 1, one may opt to do a double entry to bring your total to thirty for the month, or you may skip November 1. This is the only date you get to double dip or skip on. The spirit of this poetic form being the impermanence of this dewdrop life, no other make-ups are permitted. If you miss a day, you miss a day and as in real life, you never get it back. (You're on the honor system here....)
No limits on subject matter other than any you chose to impose upon yourself. Hopefully, some moment in your day will inspire you to write about it.
If you write more than one tanka a day, fine. However, you may not carry over tanka to other days except for the November 1 grace tanka. You have to write a poem on each day.
(If you are inspired to "answer" someone else's poem, great. Personally, if I do so, I am not going to count it toward my daily assignment. The idea is to come up with something myself each day. What you do is up to you.)
Adherence to the 5-7-5-7-7 line/syllable count is required, otherwise it's not a tanka.
It's poetry, not stereo instructions. It should say something and it should make sense.
No rewrites.
If you want to share your poems, you may post them to this thread or to
community.livejournal.com/tankachallenge/profile
Riising moon asks setting sun
O'er the glinting bay.
"Nearly forgot!" she blushes,
Hurrying homeward to write.
This challenge originally premiered last year.
Here's the concept:
Write one tanka (waka)* a day.
*Resources on tanka:
www.ahapoetry.com/TANKA.HTM
www.americantanka.com/
www.wodefordhall.com/heianpoetryjam.htm
Since I was out of town this weekend and posted this very late on November 1, one may opt to do a double entry to bring your total to thirty for the month, or you may skip November 1. This is the only date you get to double dip or skip on. The spirit of this poetic form being the impermanence of this dewdrop life, no other make-ups are permitted. If you miss a day, you miss a day and as in real life, you never get it back. (You're on the honor system here....)
No limits on subject matter other than any you chose to impose upon yourself. Hopefully, some moment in your day will inspire you to write about it.
If you write more than one tanka a day, fine. However, you may not carry over tanka to other days except for the November 1 grace tanka. You have to write a poem on each day.
(If you are inspired to "answer" someone else's poem, great. Personally, if I do so, I am not going to count it toward my daily assignment. The idea is to come up with something myself each day. What you do is up to you.)
Adherence to the 5-7-5-7-7 line/syllable count is required, otherwise it's not a tanka.
It's poetry, not stereo instructions. It should say something and it should make sense.
No rewrites.
If you want to share your poems, you may post them to this thread or to
community.livejournal.com/tankachallenge/profile
