CONTEST ALERT! ⚠️ Pick two words from the following: throat forgive ruin art chaos With the words you've picked, Use it to write a poem in only 10 lines. Remember, brevity is what we are looking out for. The winning poem will get a feature on our official Penaiku Instagram page. Wait! The ...Read more

Greetings family 🫠 We wanna introduce you to a new poetic form today. It's called the Tanka. So what is Tanka poetry? Tanka is a 13-century-old form of Japanese poetry, translating to "short song," consisting of five lines with a 5-7-5-7-7 syllable structure. Unlike the shorter haiku, tanka off...Read more

Pretty eyes shade lots, Of beautiful rain droplets, Glistening sunlight. Skin polished by heat, Shine and take the sun's place, A walking sun it is Ahh, what a sculptor God is....Read more

A cozy sunset Perhaps a jet flies through it It's brightness that hit ...Read more

I know I got it, writing a haiku poem; counting out syllables. But is it my style, maybe to play for a while; counting out syllables. Don't usually do this, focus on numbers not words; counting out syllables. It is different; a change to the usual: counting out syllables. Will I keep it up; is ...Read more

fall, scattered leaves the budding aspirations withered before blooms...Read more

No more beans mama, My tummy will hurt again. Oh my dearest dish!...Read more

my students at school always have runny noses the green slimy kinds ewww no! that is gross! why not clean it, i complain not that they care, ugh! there's this kid named jack one time his nose was quite clean, i ate it, he said i grossed you out, eh? but that's just the truth, really thank god, i ...Read more

We are amazed at the outpouring of poetry from so many talented writers. We want to tell you that your voice matters, Always and forever. Since we have already taught you how to write a haiku in the previous prompts, Once again, a haiku based prompt for you. Today's writing session will be s...Read more

And... We are back!!! Let's learn about recipe poems today 😳 What are Recipe poems? —Recipe poems are a creative, instructional form of poetry that utilize the structure of a cooking recipe—title, ingredients, preparation methods, and serving instructions—to describe abstract concepts, emotions,...Read more

Pssp... We want to tell you something with a certainty... Do you mind if we shout? WE LOVE YOU ALL PENAIKUIANS! WE ARE PROUD OF YOU! The active participation of y'all poets, your encouragement and feedback, your funny humour and your apparent admiration and love for each other, this has always ...Read more

PROPER TREATMENT OF TOOTHACHE AND FEELINGS..... Tooth aches weep Feed them more chocolate dreams Blame the doctor Call the poet Ice cream heals all sorrows Two more scoops 🍨 Court’s decree stands Not for teeth but hearts Trust us 😂 *Caption:* Let it be known: th...Read more

And good morning pals 🌞 Let me introduce to you the Collom Lune poetry today. The Collom Lune poetry was created by American essayist and poet, Jack Collom. In a Collom Lune poetry, words are counted instead of syllables and the structure is a count of 3-5-3. For example, ***Ugly singing birds...Read more

What's your favourite month of the year? Leave your answer in the comment section. That said, Have you ever read an ode poem? And what are odes anyway? An ode is a formal, often ceremonial lyric poem that praises, glorifies, or celebrates a person, place, object, or idea Take the poem below as a...Read more

And... helloooo! Question. What's your favourite song? Tell us in the comment section please. Since we are talking about music, here's a lyric extract from the song, 'In the End' by Linkin Park 🫠 Sing along with us ... 🎶I tried so hard and got so far But in the end, it doesn't even matter I had...Read more