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ALS NaPoWriMo Day 4: Here’s the prompt: It’s the season of spring, and we see colorful flowers blooming everywhere. Our life is also like a garden, experiencing all the seasons from time to time. Write a poem to show us the garden of your life. Which flowers are blooming in your life? Are thorns … Read more
As I am following prompts from two communities, here’s the day 3 prompt given by Maureen: Find a shortish poem that you like, and rewrite each line, replacing each word (or as many words as you can) with words that mean the opposite. For example, you might turn “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s … Read more
The prompt at ALS for Day 3 is as below: The World Outside My Window Everyone sees the world differently. When we are happy, the world outside appears full of glee, but when we are trapped in sadness or pain, we perceive the outside world as unjust, uncertain or even unsafe. Today, write a poem … Read more
NaPoWriMo Day 2: The prompt given by Maureen is as below: And now for today’s (optional) prompt! The Romanian-born poet Paul Celan once wrote a series of surrealist questions and answers. Here are a couple of examples: What is forgetting? An unripe apple stabbed by a spear. What is a tear? A scale awaiting a weight. … Read more
ALS NaPoWriMo Day 2: Introspection is the key to personal growth. No matter how learned we are, or how much we believe in ourselves or our dreams, we feel the need of asking ourselves those pertinent questions about our existence, our relations and our actions. Let’s delve deep into ourselves today through a poem. … Read more
The poetry writing month has begun and no matter how much I may have stayed away from writing, I cannot stay away from NaPoWriMo! This year, I am also the host of the NaPoWriMo at Asian Literary Society‘s platform on Facebook. You can also the join the community to participate in the month long writing … Read more