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One of my friends prompted me to pen down my views on “Hard work and Destiny.” The moment I heard this, my mind screamed ‘Hard work, obviously!’ but my heart though in agreement, was a little skeptical. I have been a firm believer of destiny all my life. I’ve always believed that what is destined … Read more
I joined the WordPress community about three and a half years ago, in Jan’2016. What started as an uncharted journey, soon turned into passion with enriching experiences and learning each day. Writing brings you so close to yourself and the emotions of the people around you, that you find your mind scouring for words all … Read more
Today, the challenge is to write an abecedarian poem – a poem in which the word choice follows the words/order of the alphabet. You could write a very strict abecedarian poem, in which there are twenty-six words in alphabetical order, or you could write one in which each line begins with a word that follows … Read more
Here’s the prompt for Day 8: Today, I’d like to challenge you to think about the argot of a particular job or profession, and see how you can incorporate it into a metaphor that governs or drives your poem. This rather astonishing list of professional slang terms might help you get into the mood. Or, … Read more
Today, we’d like to challenge you to write a poem of the possible. What does that mean? Well, take a look at these poems by Raena Shirali and Rachel Mennies. Both poems are squarely focused not on what has happened, or what will happen, but on what might happen if the conditions are right. Today, … Read more
Today’s prompt comes from a poem by Kyle Dargan, called “Diaspora: A Narcolepsy Hymn.” This poem is inspired by the work of others – in this case, the poet Morgan Parker, and lyrics from songs by Beyoncé and The Notorious B.I.G. The poem also partakes of one of the most difficult poetic forms, the villanelle. … Read more
It’s never too late to begin and we are never too old to set a new goal or chase our lost dreams. Regrets have become a part of our nature. We often keep resenting our lost opportunities but we forget that in doing so, we might be repeating our past mistakes, we might end up … Read more
Hello fellow bloggers! Apologies for just vanishing for last two weeks. NaPoWrimo was indeed quite exhausting and with my Life Coach course almost reaching its conclusion by the end of this month, I was just not able to manage writing for the blog or reading your wonderful posts. But, no worries, here I am with … Read more
A very interesting prompt today! First, find a poem in a book or magazine (ideally one you are not familiar with). Use a piece of paper to cover over everything but the last line. Now write a line of your own that completes the thought of that single line you can see, or otherwise responds … Read more
The NaPoWriMo prompt for the day asks us to write a poem that prominently features the idea of play. It could be a poem about a sport or game, a poem about people who play (or are playing a game), or even a poem in the form of the rules for a sport or game … Read more