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Tree Tanka Series XIII
Tree Tanka Series XIII
A new series inspired by the many trees I have photographed over the years. Here I am combining some of those photos with Tanka poetry. Each poem is composed for a particular photograph and is an ‘imagined’ poetic verse from the tree itself, speaking directly to the times we are living in right now. One of the oldest Japanese forms, Tanka (A Short Song) originated in the seventh century, and…
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It has been a while......
It has been a while……
…….since I wrote a poem. I have been scribbling away in the background but have given more time these last years to collecting thoughts, feelings and observations in a journal. Reflections on life, on love and on loss. Perhaps some if it will find its way here. This morning I felt compelled to pen a Haibun, one of my favourite forms. The haibun is the combination of two poems: a prose poem and…
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So, here’s our prompt for today’s Poetics from the lovely Lillian at dVerse.
Verbification, or verbing, is the creation of a verb from a noun, adjective, or other word. Think of the proper name, Google. It’s the name of a company and yet has become a verb as in, “I’ll google that.” Sometimes, as in this example, repetitive use actually turns a noun into a commonplace, albeit new for a…
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