[John Riley]

Somehow I missed this in November


https://anthonywatkins.wixsite.com/b...se-form-poetry

[Julie Steiner]

Cheerful little ditties, huh?

My favorite is II--I suspect that I know several people with similar views.

Although I quite like III, too, which reminds me of the gardening hat that Titian originally painted on Jesus's head in the National Gallery's Noli Me Tangere, and then painted over.

[John Riley]

Thank you, Julie

[John Isbell]

I like 'em. II is my favorite as well, it reminds me both of Laplace and of Piranesi.
I think I enjoy your art in short bursts, John. It just has time to go bang and is over. It is unexpected enough.

Cheers,
John

[Andrew Frisardi]

Congrats, John. I remember at least number II, which I recall from a group of short pieces you posted. I too like that best, but IV is close, esp. "treasure-green heads, . . . vibrations freed from the frame."

[Siham Karami]

Wonderful, John. I enjoyed them all. I’m putting in a solitary vote for first. Maybe it fits my mood in a way. Thanks for posting these.

Siham

[Matt Q]

Great stuff John. I think I remember one or two of these from a selection that you posted here while back (II & III? maybe). I like them all, and what you've done with form, though if we're voting, I'm with Siham, the first is my favourite.

-Matt

[John Riley]

Thanks, guys. I'm pleased you like them. I wrote 170 of them in a short period of time. I realize that thematically they don't all, or even most, fit the tanka form. I do like writing the 5-7-5-7-7 syllable count. They feel a little bit the way a sonnet feels while writing.

John