COLLEEN’S WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 91, “Magic & Green,” #SYNONYMSONLY

Yesterday I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Pembroke College with the SCBWI group – writers and illustrators. We had a fantastic time. A statue – Figure in a Shelter – by Henry Moore caught […]

Thank you to Colleen Chesebro for an ARC of her latest book: Fairies, Myths & Magic: A Summer Celebration. Receiving a free copy in no way influences my review. All opinions are my own. Amazon […]

Congratulations to my dear friend Colleen Chesebro on the publication of her first book of poetry and short stories. Today I am delighted to be sharing her specially written post about her book release: HAPPY SUMMER […]

I’ve been so busy of late trying to find a new job – I was meant to be starting a new contract just after the bloggers bash in London – but found my proposed terms […]

Amazon Synopsis: This is a magical journey through a year in the life of a poet, presented in the format of haiku. Be entertained,and enlightened as you enjoy the worlds of reality and imagination are […]

Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 81, ENCHANT & SHAPE, #SynonymsOnly

I love visiting the art gallery on Belford Road in Edinburgh, and this tanka is dedicated to this sculpture I saw there in the gardens. An enchanting face, Sculpture that sees, smiles and lives, Art’s favourite place, […]

I received a lovely gift from my dear blogging friend, Samantha Murdoch It was a lovely letter, a bunch of crystals (amethyst, rose quartz, red jasper, obsidian, carnelian, jade and of course a Bloodstone, as […]

This tanka is inspired by the two main characters in my novel – The Curse of Time Book 1 Bloodstone, Amelina the main protagonist and the mysterious, unfathomable Ryder…. For time I used tempo and […]

My Tanka for Colleen’s weekly poetry challenge using the synonyms delight for Joy and passion for fury. I find dreams fascinating. Often we wish we could continue our dream when the alarm rings to wake […]

Colleen Chesebro’s Weekly Poetry Challenge #Cinquain #Poetry #5lines

The prompt words this week are Renew and Fresh. I chose to use improve for renew and shocking for fresh. The idea for this particular Cinquain came from a recent critique session at Cambridge writers. […]