{"id":79655,"date":"2012-01-26T21:00:07","date_gmt":"2012-01-27T02:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/79655\/friday-fling-worships-romantic-aknats\/"},"modified":"2012-01-26T21:00:07","modified_gmt":"2012-01-27T02:00:07","slug":"friday-fling-worships-romantic-aknats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/79655\/friday-fling-worships-romantic-aknats\/","title":{"rendered":"The Friday Fling Writes Romantic Aknats!"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Friday Fling #165 January 27th 2012<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

This week for the first time ever, we’re reprising a Friday Fling past. \u00a0This one was posted on MySpace January 29th, 2010. The references are of course all from that time. \u00a0Except for the two posters above, all the pics are the originals from the 2010 blog. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Since as you will see Michelle’s first Aknat was romantic, we’re going to add<\/font> a theme of romance<\/font>. \u00a0Manager A-Rhodi has declared February a month of romance on the CPC, so this, though slightly early, is in line with that! <\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

So let’s go back two years to 2010 and the birth of a new poetry format which we have featured here on the Friday Fling several times since:<\/strong> the Aknat! \u00a0Here is the slightly edited intro text for that 2010 challenge:<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

For last week’s CPC Magic Monday challenge, Michelle K. posted a PicnPoem Tanka titled “My Dream Lover.” There was one small problem, which she herself was probably first to recognize. It wasn’t really a Tanka, a Japanese format similar to a Haiku with an additional stanza of two seven beat lines. Instead of 5-7-5 7-7, her poem was<\/font> 7-5-7 7-7<\/font>.<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

If anyone needs to take the blame for that error, I will point out that the Ukiah, a format which Cheryl invented, is probably the most likely culprit. An Ukiah is one stanza of 7-5-7, just like the first stanza of Michelle’s poem.<\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

I dubbed Michelle’s poem an “Aknat” and suggested it should be pronounced “ahk-not” so it would not be confused with that insurance company with the duck. I also thought it kind of sounded like an Egyptian god.<\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

I promised Michelle in my comment on her poem that I would feature her format on the Fling. (We already featured her other new format, one she developed deliberately, the Palinku, a Palindrome with Haiku-style stanzas, in a previous Fling last fall.)<\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

All hail <\/font>Aknat<\/font>, the God of Poetry! 7-5-7 7-7! The Magic Number of total syllables is 33! Or as JFK might have said, Aknat what poetry can do for you, Ak what you can do for poetry!<\/font><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Here’s Michelle’s poem to use as an example. <\/em><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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This week the Friday Fling writes romantic Aknats!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Be sure to also take time to read and comment reverently the other Pals’ posts. \u00a0Then go on a pilgrimage to a most uplifting weekend!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

As always, if you prefer not to write in the suggested format, you can post whatever you are moved to create. We’re here to be creative and have fun!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n


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