Tinikling Between Two Wor(l)ds

Episode 2: Parts of Speech


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This was a fun poem to create because I was passionate about the topic and vision. Having a finite amount of topics and stanzas provided me with structure. My challenge for you is to anchor a group of things that have some sort of connection–three branches of government, four horsemen, five stages of grief, five food groups, seven days in a week, seven deadly sins. If possible, personify one of those categories and have that character encounter (or embody) a misunderstanding, unlikely hero, victim turned vigilante, or some other concept. For example, imagine the five food groups as siblings while highlighting the insecurity of your main character (one of the categories).

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Tinikling Between Two Wor(l)dsBy Katreena Tolentino