Congratulations to Colleen Chesebro on her new release Word Weaving – its doing so well!!!
So pleased to be a contributing poet with so many amazing community members being a part of it.
My review:
Word Weaving #1: A Word Craft Journal of Syllabic Verse by Colleen M. Chesebro
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I’m thrilled to be a participating author in this lovely collection of poetry compiled by Colleen Chesebro and edited by Jules Paige. My review relates to the other authors in the journal.
It begins with an introduction by Jules Paige in which she discusses the choice of theme in this particular collection.
There are haiku, senryu, tanka, tanka prose and many more forms, all of which are fabulous with so many favourites…
dancing in moonlight
in the autumn of our years
still chasing blue skies
Pat Raffington.
the empress rises
summer and winter curtsy
nature holds its breath
while the symphony begins
fireflies dance in the moonlight
Gwen M. Piano
Other highlights include D. L. Finn’s Moon’s Magic which I loved – about a lone black cat on the edge of the world, under the harvest moon and her “Harvest Moon,” Butterly Cinquain.
The collection concluded with a Best of Issue Poetry with favourites chosen by Jules and Colleen. The chosen poems were by D. L. Finn, Merril D. Smith and Ken Gierke. All excellent.
D. Wallace Peach’s “Moon-spun” tanka prose idyll – so magical and enchanting and her “Revolutions” Butterfly Cinquain.
Merril D. Smith’s Crapsey cinquain entitled “October Night,” her shadorma sequence “Harvest Moon,” and her abhanga “Through the Leaves.”
A new poet to me Sujata Khanna wrote a lovely double inverted etheree entitled “A Viaduct.”
And I particularly enjoyed Bill Engleson’s nonet, “Her Winged Way,” and his diatelle “Above Campbell Bay on a Hot August Night.”
Loved Colleen Chesebro’s Luna’s Soft Glow.
Shadorma took me to a “Moon Dance” with Ruth Klein’s contribution.
There was a “Meeting of Minds,” with a Badger’s hexastich written by Susmita Ramani and her “Autumn Half-Dream” “Prom-ises.”
A Triple Abhanga by Annette Rochelle Aben was lovely too.
I could go on and on. Do read this wonderful collection you won’t be disappointed.
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Congratulations to Colleen on her new release – what a master she is, and I love the cover. Toni x
Yes she is an amazing woman, Toni. Does so much for the poetry community. <3
Colleen and Jules did a wonderful job with this book. A mesmerizing read and instructional too. Thanks for sharing, Marje.
My pleasure Diana. Always pleased to do so. x