tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134040229227913313.post3148438182819903804..comments2024-03-28T03:20:09.329-04:00Comments on Words and Such: A to Z Challenge 2016, ReflectionsKenda Turnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12972218446945404475noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134040229227913313.post-81519127786880749832016-05-16T21:16:17.033-04:002016-05-16T21:16:17.033-04:00I enjoyed your posts for A to Z (well, and always ...I enjoyed your posts for A to Z (well, and always too). One of these days when I get some extra time I'd like to go back and read the ones I missed. Thanks for sharing your reflections. Glad it was a success for you! :) Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134040229227913313.post-80032526238602798912016-05-15T20:02:17.022-04:002016-05-15T20:02:17.022-04:00Peggy, I'm so glad you enjoyed my haiku--and I...Peggy, I'm so glad you enjoyed my haiku--and I enjoyed yours, too, when you added them in the comments! And sharing more haiku here? Hmmm, maybe so :-) I do plan to look into 'chapbooks,' though (see Elizabeth's comment above). Stay tuned! <br /><br />Wishing you a good week ahead...Kenda Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972218446945404475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134040229227913313.post-48189634812776509052016-05-15T19:58:28.409-04:002016-05-15T19:58:28.409-04:00Elizabeth, I've started looking into chapbooks...Elizabeth, I've started looking into chapbooks since you mentioned this in another post, and I'm very interested in the idea. Thanks for suggesting it! And I am continuing to write haiku, even after the challenge. Actually, because of the challenge :-) I've discovered that I love the form...Kenda Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972218446945404475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134040229227913313.post-91495238309105455382016-05-14T05:02:46.774-04:002016-05-14T05:02:46.774-04:00I enjoyed your haiku immensely. I also like the id...I enjoyed your haiku immensely. I also like the idea of a reflection. I'm sure we writers reflect as much as anyone, but it's not as focused as this. I can see real value in it.<br /><br />Even though your challenge is officially over, perhaps you'll give us a haiku gift from time to time?Peggy Harkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15606792382935763886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134040229227913313.post-37865219215848095822016-05-14T03:57:37.531-04:002016-05-14T03:57:37.531-04:00I think you should examine those haiku, write more...I think you should examine those haiku, write more, and compile a chapbook. Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134040229227913313.post-69611970082421604032016-05-13T23:17:06.167-04:002016-05-13T23:17:06.167-04:00Ann, thanks so much for your kind words. Much appr...Ann, thanks so much for your kind words. Much appreciated :-) I was learning as I went, that's for sure. I had played around with writing haiku for a couple of years but at the beginning of the challenge only still understood it from the framework of 5-7-5 syllables in three lines. Now I see it as so much more, in so few words. Amazing what a challenge can do for you!<br /><br />Thank you for your support--I'm glad I met you during the challenge, too. Wishing you all the best in your writing in the days ahead. We'll "see" each other again, I hope :-)Kenda Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972218446945404475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134040229227913313.post-53463123081908370232016-05-13T20:09:43.226-04:002016-05-13T20:09:43.226-04:00I'm surprised that most of you haiku was recen...I'm surprised that most of you haiku was recently written. It is very good. I read a great deal of poetry on blogs. Your haiku stood out as excellent. It was quite refreshing.<br /><br />I know I am laying it on thick. But we all need the unvarnished truth when it is good. I'm glad I met you during the challenge. I plan to go back this summer and check more blogs if possible. Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.com