Greetings! The Poetic form of the Week is Monoku. Monoku is a senryu/haiku with a slight enigmatic/ambiguous flavour, written in its earlier Japanese form as a one liner. A ceaesura (pause) may be appropriate, dictated by sense or speech rhythm,and usually very little punctuation. Seveteen syllables or less. They may also be in a sequence form. Few Examples of Monoku: #1 listen to the pause – silence is … Continue reading Poetic Form of the Week – Monoku
“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt Continue reading Monday Motivation
Greetings! The Revolutionary Poet of the Week is Kay Ryan. Born in California in 1945, Kay Ryan grew up in the small towns of the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert. She received both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from UCLA. Ryan has published several collections of poetry, including The Best of It: New and Selected Poems (Grove Press, 2010), for which she won the Pulitzer … Continue reading Revolutionary Poet of the Week – Kay Ryan
Originally posted on mylittlebookblog:
I was trying to think back to the last time that I really immersed myself in poetry and think it would have to be back at school; I remember toiling through reams and reams of text, trying to work out what the author was trying to communicate and reading them out loud to understand how they should be read and with… Continue reading Thoughtfully Crafted Words: Amreen Bashir Shaikh
Greetings! It has been a tiring week so far… lots of work to complete and new assignments to start with. Then I got a mail from The Tophat Raven stating the Issue #2 Mag was out and my work was featuring in it. I am glad indeed that I have tied up with different poetry magazines and it feels nice to contribute and write for … Continue reading Published in The Tophat Raven Issue #2
“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” ― Dr. Seuss Continue reading Friday Features
Greetings! I’ve been awarded by a fellow blogger and a lovely friend- Mel Simpson the Blog of the Year 2013 award! I really thank Mel for seeing the best in me and awarding me this piece of love. I really appreciate that! Visit Melissa Simpson’s Blog Rules for the Award: 1-Select the blog(s) you think deserve the Blog Of The Year 2013 Award. 2-Write a post … Continue reading Another Lovely Award
One of my best stumbles in life! Can’t get over this. I so damn love this quote! Willard Smith is damn amazing! Period. ❤ Continue reading Inspiration Picturized
AKA The Versatile 