POEM STARTER

Write a Tanka, or a series of linked Tankas, on the theme of loyalty.

A Tanka is a short form of poetry with 5 lines: 5 syllables in the first line, then 7, then 5, then 7, and 7 syllables in the final line (5,7,5,7,7).

Loyal Cat

zingy, ping-ponging

rings around the house, springing

right to me—I called

her Spearmint, the loyal cat,

who came running when I called.

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L Butchart

I love to write poetry. I started writing flash fiction here, too, and it’s helping me improve. I also love to read different kinds of fiction from George Eliot to Suzanne Collins, or poetry from Robert Frost to Terrance Hayes.