A & I Poetry Challenge: Last week of August

 

Poetry Challenge – August prompt closing soon

Contributions for August close soon. Publish a blog post with your poem before 30th August if you wish to be included in the round-up for August:

Write a Heart Poem:

This might be a poem with lines written in the shape of a heart, or a poem about love, getting to the heart of a problem, about folks wearing their hearts on their sleeves, or someone showing a lot of heart in competitions.

Post on your blog on or before 30th August 2018 to be included in the link-backs.

The prompt is merely a suggestion and any topic is welcome.

Here is Amanda’s contribution for August:

 

When You Leave

My heart does dream of only you,

it has no time or rudder.

Until your touch is felt again,

that longing makes me shudder.

Your trust you gave implicitly

I will not lie or tease,

for in between life’s dark and light,

It ‘s you I long to please.

 

Hosts Blogger and writer from New Zealand, Ineke from scrapydo2.wordpress.com and Blogger, Amanda from Something to Ponder About, are jointly hosting the A and I Poetry Challenge. Amanda’s challenge is in English and Ineke’s is in Afrikaans, (with translations in English).

The challenge is open to everyone, from complete beginners to advanced writers or aspiring poets. The challenge will run from March to October 2018.

You can write in either language but please post a link back or comment at both WordPress blogs to indicate your interest and include the tag  A and I Poetry Challenge.

Beginner poet, hobbyist or Advanced writer – we hope you will join in with us.

For Full guidelines click here.

 

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https://forestwoodfolkart.wordpress.com/2018/08/25/poetry-challenge-august-prompt-closing-soon/

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A & I Poetry Challenge: August Prompt.

 

A and I Poetry Challenge-  Tips on Writing and Prompt for August

Hosts Blogger and writer from New Zealand, Ineke from scrapydo2.wordpress.com and Blogger, Amanda from Something to Ponder About, are jointly hosting the A and I Poetry Challenge in English and in Afrikaans, in the WordPress community.

 

The challenge is open to everyone, from complete beginners to advanced writers or aspiring poets. The challenge will run from March to October 2018.

You can write in either language but please post a link back or comment at both WordPress blogs to indicate your interest and include the tag  A and I Poetry Challenge.

Each month we will post poetry writing tips, (see this month’s below) and link-backs to those who contributed by posting a poem with the Tag  A and I Poetry Challenge. on their blog.

Beginner poet, hobbyist or Advanced writer – we hope you will join in with us.

For Full guidelines click here.

 

August Prompt:  Write a Heart poem

This might be a poem with lines written in the shape of a heart, or a poem about love, getting to the heart of a problem, about folks wearing their hearts on their sleeves, or someone showing a lot of heart in competitions.

Post on your blog on or before 30th August 2018 to be included in the link-backs for August.  The prompt is merely a suggestion and any topic is welcome.

Write a Heart Poem in August

August Poetry Writing Tips

Finding inspiration to write poetry isn’t always easy or may not come automatically to many of us. Sometimes, our minds just get stuck for the right word. Or you can feel the word on the tip of your tongue but cannot get it out?

There are loads of tools on the net to help you in this sticky situation.

This month we look at some sites to help us find inspiration and words for our Poetry.

RhymeZone

The most popular rhyming dictionary is RhymeZone. Enter the word you need a rhyme for and Rhymezone returns multiple words that rhyme. RhymeZone also has some useful advanced features. If you want to find words that rhyme with love, just enter “love” at Rhymezone and you will get responses for one syllable and multi-syllable rhyming words. You can also search for synonyms or even definitions with this site.

Rhymes Lexemic

This site gives you options to vary the number of syllables and use a pronunciation search as opposed to one that searches on correct spelling alone.

Rhymebrain

This site gives you options in other languages

www.festisite.com/

allows you to search by tag, rhyme and submit your creation online so you can read others’ poems for inspiration.

www.b-rhymes.com/

This site gives you words that sound good together even if don’t technically rhyme.

More Rhyming Dictionary Sites

• Dillforg Muse
• RhymeDB
• Rhymer
• WikiRhymer
• WordHippo
• Rhymes.net

Thanks for reading and also participating.

Enjoy this months topic. Let it flow.

Ineke

Poësie uitdaging Julie opsomming. Poetry Challenge July Roundup.

Net Penpunt het hierdie keer n bydrae gelewer. Sy was egter so oulik om dit in Afrikaans en dan ook in Engels te doen. BAIE DANKIE ek waardeer jou deelname baie.

https://penpunt.wordpress.com/2018/07/23/soos-die-wind/

Amanda at

https://forestwoodfolkart.wordpress.com/

made the roundup for July

July is a month where many in both hemispheres take holidays, the temperate south freezes a little, while the subtropical south basks in dry warm daytime temps, and the temperate north experiences its long daylight hours of summertime. Great for relaxing and taking it easy. Perhaps some of our other contributors are also on holiday.

So I invite you to take a look at this month’s submissions who join in with the

A and I Poetry challenge for this month.

 

The Prompt for July was to: –

Turn on the radio to any channel.

Write a poem inspired by the first thing you hear

 

Photo by Gratisography on Pexels.com

Featured Poet – Tafazul Mattoo

Tafazul is an engineering student from Kashmir who loves to draw and write. His poetry is so very interesting to read. You can find more of his work at his blog, here.

Not sure if he should begin,
frightened about the endings.
He dipped his brush in the air filled with melancholy,
painting his chaos on her heart.
She followed the chaos.

its a labyrinth

that is what she thought
only frightened about the beginnings,
but they both were stuck in a maze

at different dead ends.

_Tafazul Mattoo

 

I am including another link to a poem of Tafazul’s here as it is definitely worth a read!

tafazulsblog.wordpress.com/2018/06/25/nail-in-the-coffin

Ju – Lyn is celebrating with lots of luscious imagery here – purplepumpernickelblog.wordpress.com/

Manja took us on a trip to Trieste – manjameximovie3.wordpress.com/

Amanda at Penpunt writes bilingually in Afrikaans and English, with her poem that makes readers think more deeply about the back story of conflict in her submission. A must read.

If you have written a poem in July and would like a link included here, please leave a comment.

August Poetry Prompt posted next week here and on  https://forestwoodfolkart.wordpress.com/

A & I Poetry Challenge: Reminder

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Poetry Challenge for July closing soon

ForestwoodCommunity July 22, 2018 2 Minutes

Time is running out if you wish to join in for the month of July in the A and I Bilingual Poetry Challenge (running each month until October).  Linkbacks to contributors will be posted next week. Leave a comment here, and tag your post as per instructions, to be included in the July roundup.

The prompt for July is:

Turn on the radio to any channel.

Write a poem inspired by the first thing you hear

(lyrics to a song, a commercial, etc.)

For the Afrikaans version of the Poetry Challenge, please visit Ineke at  scrapydo2.wordpress.com

Full instructions on joining in with the Poetry Challenge, look here

 

A & I Poetry Challenge: July 2018

Our July Challenge:

Turn on the radio to any channel.

Write a poem inspired by the first thing you hear (lyrics to a song, a commercial, etc.)

Post it to your blog, prior to July 26, and include the Tag A and I Poetry Challenge, so that Amanda and I, (the hosts) can find your poem and comment.

Leave a comment on this post to indicate your interest in participation.

The A and I Poetry Writing Challenge has been running for several months and the poetic community grows each month.

(Click Here for a sample) 

When formulating your poem, please keep in Mind:

The prompt is merely a suggestion if you need help getting started with ideas.

You may, write about whatever you choose and still tag our A and I Poetry Challenge so that other readers can find your poetry post.

 

 

A and I Poetry Challenge Instructions  HERE

Read my Submission in my follow up post, tomorrow, together with links to the Poetry participants from the month of June, but first here are some Poetry Writing Tips:

Poetry Writing Tips from Allison

•  Don’t overdo prepositions, adjectives, and adverbs.
•  Use action verbs, not “to be” verbs
•  Help the reader interact with the poem.
•  Help the reader relate by focusing on particular objects, not generalizing a type of object (whether the object is physical, mental, or spiritual).
•  Find unusual subject matter — a teapot, a shelf, a wall
•   Keep a notebook with you at all times so you can write whenever (and wherever) inspiration strikes.
• Sometimes it is a scratching secret, wanting out, wanting to be in the world but held back by fear. Either way there is something about the act of sharing with the world, however big or small that world might be, that completes the creative process.
• If you want to capture a feeling that you experienced, then you don’t need these tips. Just write whatever feels right. Only you experienced the feeling that you want to express, so only you will know whether your poem succeeds.

Happy writing

Ineke

Thursday’s Special: Pick a word in July – Y3

Paula at

https://bopaula.wordpress.com/2018/07/05/thursdays-special-pick-a-word-in-july-y3/

gave the following words:

canicular

splash

feathered

marine

scenic

CANICULAR

Trompie overheating in summer

SPLASH

Wellington Harbour, fountain.

FEATHERED

MARINE

Wellington Harbour, New Zealand.

SCENIC

Upper Hutt, Hutt River, New Zealand.

 

 

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Barns or dilapidated buildings

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Barns or Any Dilapidated Buildings

This week the topic is Barns or any Dilapidated Buildings.  Let’s see how creative you can be on for this week’s challenge.

 

Staglands, New Zealand

First farmhouse.

Dilapidated toilet near the farmhouse.

 

Wordless Wednesday: Wood fire

Skryf-Safarie – Trek jou stapskoene aan.

https://travel4601.wordpress.com/2018/05/03/skryf-safari-trek-jou-stapskoene-aan/

Bale Drome vra dat ons stapskoene aantrek en wys waarheen die stap lei.

2006

Die jaar 2006 het baie draaie met my geloop. Alles het begin met-

My besoek aan Bertus, my seun, wat in 2005 na Nieu Zealand getrek het. Net met sy tas is hy weg uit Suid Afrika om nie weer terug te gaan nie.

Ek het die geleentheid gehad om in 2006 in Nieu Zealand te gaan kuier en uit te vind hoe die lewe daar is. Ook om natuurlik te gaan kyk hoe dit met my kind gaan!

1 Februarie 2006

Jan Smuts Lughawe- Oliver thambo vandag

 

Daar gaat ek.

Na 18 ure se vlieg land die vliegtuig in Sydney, Australië. Dan twee ure se wag vir aansluiting na Wellington, Nieu Zealand se hoofstad. Ek land net voor twaalf die aand.

Die volgende oggend was ek gedaan!

Wellington met sy hawe, The Bee Hive – parlementsgebou, Te Papa – “ons huis” museum,  en heuwels.

Ons gaan kuier by Stella, nou Bertus se vrou

se ouers in Cambridge.

Dit is n agt ure se ry vanaf Wellington tot in Cambridge.

Ons stop

Kapiti kus en Kapiti Eiland.

Foxton omtrent 170 km verder-

De Molen

wat steeds koring maal vir broodbak.

Ook n geskiedkundige vlas fabriek waar

toue gemaak word.

Oorspronklike maalklip

Flax- vlas

Taupo meer.

Karapiri meer naby Hamelton.

Lake Karapiro

The Castle.

Welbekende Huka Waterval.

Huka waterfal

Huka Waterfal

Sommer nog baie mooi dinge.

Braai n vleisie!

Nie kole nie!

Klink n laaste glasie voordat ek die nag terug vlieg.

Daar gaat ek weer terug.

Wellington, Sydney en Johannesburg.

Ek kan steeds nie glo dat ek in so n pragtige land bly nie. Van hierdie besoek af het daar nog baie reise plaasgevind.

Hoop almal het die stukkie land geniet. Tot n volgende keer!

Hierdie week se uitdaging word aangebied deur  travel460 van die blog Bali Drome. Die uitdaging open om 12:00 op Donderdag 3 Mei.

Om die inskrywings van verskillende bloggers in die Lê-Jou-Eier uitdaging te geniet of om self ‘n blog wat jy geskryf het aan te heg by hierdie skakel, klik op die InLinkz skakel net onder die paddatjie:

http://www.inlinkz.com/new/view.php?id=778471

Vir die reëls van hierdie uitdaging, om raad te kry oor hoe om deel te neem en om elke week se aankondiging van die nuwe onderwerp te sien, besoek die volgende skakel by Dis Ekke. Onder hierdie kategorie, kyk na die blogposts Lê-Jou-Eier: Reëls (2017-08-22) en Lê-Jou-Eier: Hoe neem ek deel? (2017-08-22).

Prolific: The Daily Post Photo Challenge

https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/prolific/

PROLIFIC :

(of a plant, animal, or person) producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring.

This time of year Feijoas give a

prolific

fruit harvest.

I love them!

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feijoa

The fruit matures in autumn and is green, and about the size and shape of an egg. It has a sweet, aromatic flavour. The flesh is juicy. The fruit drops when ripe, but can be picked from the tree before to prevent bruising. Feijoa fruit have a distinctive smell. The chemical methyl benzoate smells strongly of feijoas and the aroma of the fruit is caused mostly by this and other closely related chemicals.