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
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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
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
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
Hey writing pals! Greetings... The word of the day today is Natsukashii. Natsukashii (懐かしい) is a Japanese adjective expressing fond, joyful nostalgia, describing a pleasant, warm, and bittersweet feeling when remembering the past. It implies appreciating happy memories (often triggered by a soun...Read more
Ey yo! What's up y'all? Today, we will be learning the cinquain poetic form. What is a cinquain? A cinquain is a five-line poem structured by syllable count (2, 4, 6, 8, 2) or word structure, usually describing a subject without rhyming. For example, take a look at this simple poem. Oh you! (...Read more
ello'! How you doin??? Given below is a poem by Gregory Orr. Please read it for inspiration. How Lucky We Are —Gregory Orr How lucky we are That you can't sell A poem, that it has No value. Might As well Give it away. That poem you love, That saved your life, Wasn't it given to you...Read more
Howdy y'alll What you been up to? Did you enjoy writing the last prompt? Tell us in the feedback section. For today's writing exercise, Compose a poem with the line, 'I want'. Tell us of your deepest desire, the darkest one, the most ridiculous and funny ones which you will not dare tell the wor...Read more
"And every shooting star is proof, falling can be beautiful when you give it all you've got". —Alicia N Green Howdy! How y'all? For our writing exercise today, let us compose a quote with the word "falling" in it. Take the above quote as your inspiration and make your own quote. ...Read more
