#rengay

Unexpectedly yet pleasingly, two previously unknown poets invited me to riff on my Yellow Emperor haiku, weaving a rengay. A decadent mask tip to Nara Moore and Paul David Mena for both the enjoyable collaboration itself and the opportunity to make a play on words about being jazzed. Continue reading Ragweed Unicorn

Poetry That Breaks the Rules—and Works

Image: courtesy of David at Skeptic’s Kaddish David and I worked on a rengay together, which was a wonderful experience and you can read our rengay via this link at The Skeptic’s Kaddish 😀

I strongly believe we can do so much by harnessing our energies, by putting ideas and efforts together. It’s a beautiful thing participating in picture prompts like the one by Sadje every Monday. And when writers reach out to other writers for collaboration, fireworks happen. It was such an honour participating in another rengay with David. The first time, I had to slowly learn the rules before…

Poetry That Breaks the Rules—and Works

https://skepticskaddish.com/2025/10/26/veiled-echoes-or-a-rengay/ Veiled echoes, or: A rengay

I had the opportunity of writing a rengay with David and it was fun. It was my first time writing one, and frankly I had never heard of the term. But David explained it to me and the rules governing these kinds of poems. It was initially challenging for me to think of saying much with few words, but David was very encouraging and supportive. He made it fun and relaxed. Thank you, David for…