Tea Poetry
Tea Poetry Contest Winners 2022
Announcing the talented poets – winners of T Ching’s Tea Poetry Contest for 2022
What My Tea Says to Me: Elixir
Tea poem and illustration by Jennifer R. Cook. In love. In joy, Rooted in peace…
Tea Poetry Contest 2022
First Tea Poetry Contest celebrating Tea Month. Cash prizes offered. No submission fee.
Haiku on T Ching
It's always interesting to look back at the creative legacy that built T Ching as a resource for tea lovers. In the early days, there were several writers who published tea-themed haiku. Below are some selected poems from the earlier days of our tea writers....
What My Tea Says to Me: Flow
Tea poem and illustration by Jennifer R. Cook. Sapphire sky with polished jewels – twinkle…
Tea Erasure Poetry from Dynastic Verse
Erasure poetry is a subgenre of found poetry which eliminates pre-existing text to compose a poem.
Lu Tong; The Poet Sage of Tea
Lu Tong, the Poet Sage of Tea was a respected tea personage of the Tang Dynasty in China. Little is known of his life, (795 - 835 CE) other than that he declined an offer to be a provincial officer, preferring a quiet life and tea. He lived a secluded life somewhere...
Modern and Contemporary Poetry About Tea
This article is a compilation of excerpts from Chinese poets in translation, who steep emotions through various vessels in connection to tea.
Tea Poetry: Rohini Exotic Emperor White
Captured quarters, remnants of tulips, the butchering of spring merging to monsoons, imperfect buds, fractured leaves, wrinkled potential. We collected dampened hay as stubborn bouquets, astringent potential, unassuming innocence - another year ear-marked in a...
What My Tea Says To Me: Infinity
Imagination, love – your ever-patient companions.Star dust whispers sweet nothings to your soul,while your heart seeks you amongst the stars. Infinity... - Jennifer R. Cook, storyteller and illustratorImage and poetry copright to Jennifer Cook
Inscribed On a Tea Kettle
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What My Tea Says To Me: Love
Love Forgive easily, Be invincible, Share, Care. Love yourself, while you still have a Chance! Image provided by and copyright held by author
No Desire for Tea – A Tea Poem
I just don't like tea! No, I have no interest in tea. None for me, thanks just the same. Grandma made it for me when I was little, stuck at home and sick. Grandma is gone now. I don't want any tea. I don't even like it. Add gobs of honey to change the taste. Might as...
The Camaraderie of Tea: A Poem
The Camaraderie of Tea An instant bond. A stranger from a distant land. Offers a cup of tea. Expresses a love of tea. Confesses an obsession with tea. Shares a new way with tea. An intriguing bond. Stories of tea – selections of tea; an extensive collection of...
The Bridge – A Tea Poem
The gap, the space, the generations, the ways, the beliefs. The traditions, the culture, the clothing, the food. Geographically, religiously, economically. The language. Tea. Certain eyes see only certain things. Eyes of uncertainty – eyes of unfamiliarity....
Tea poetry: radio’s contribution
One long summer in Honolulu, Oahu, I spent the morning hours watching old movies on a local television channel. In addition to adaptations of literary works such as David Copperfield and The Count of Monte-Cristo,
Tea & Poetry: a fitting match!
April is National Poetry Month! Last week, T Ching announced its Second Poetry Contest. You can review that post for the rules; deadlines, and cool prizes. For today, here are a few tea poems from Garden Party Teas: