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...
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...
Some day I’m enough Some day I lose myself Some day I flow with life Some day life is strife – Some mornings bring hope I am at peace with myself Some mornings I lose the will The...
Poem: I flow I’ve learned to flow, To accept, And move on – To adjust with everyone, To acclimatize, Wherever I am – To continue on my path, Without fear, Despite hurdles – To be transparent, In...
Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that contains at least one of a different kind of simile – an epic simile. Also known as Homeric similes, these are basically extended similes that develop over multiple...
Today I’d like to challenge you to write a poem in the style of Kay Ryan, whose poems tend to be short and snappy – with a lot of rhyme and soundplay. They also have a deceptive simplicity about...
And now for our prompt (optional, as always). In honor of today’s being the 22nd day of Na/GloPoWriMo 2022, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that uses repetition. You can repeat a sound, a word, a phrase,...
Here’s my poem for the day: Poem: I am a poet I am a poet I speak my heart I spill on paper, the ink of my emotions I become that ink – I am a poet I embellish...
I am following the prompt of Artoonsinn today to write a poem inspired by the quote, “In the midst of winter, I found there was within me, an invincible summer.” Here’s my offering: Poem: I shine within ...