Reviewing a Collection of Poems

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Thoughtfully Crafted Words A collection of poetry by Amreen Shaikh Poet Amreen Shaikh has devised this collection of poems in order to “cast happiness and fervour” into the lives of poetry lovers from every walk of life. She has experimented with an interesting mix of poetry forms, including the Japanese Haiku and Senryu, and the less well known (to… Continue reading Reviewing a Collection of Poems

Revolutionary Poet of the Week – Louise Glück

Dear All, This week’s revolutionary poet is Louise Glück. Have fun reading 🙂 In 1943, Louise Glück was born in New York City and grew up on Long Island. She is the author of numerous books of poetry, most recently, Poems 1962-2012 (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2012); A Village Life: Poems (2009); Averno (2006), a finalist for the 2006 National Book Award in Poetry; The Seven Ages (2001); and Vita Nova (1999), winner of Boston Book Review’s Bingham … Continue reading Revolutionary Poet of the Week – Louise Glück

“The Be Inspired” Weekly Writing Challenge #16

Dear all! Wishing everyone a wonderful day ahead! Well, The Be Inspired Weekly is back, now in its 16th Week…. isn’t it lovely? Never thought this idea would go this long way. But, really, nothing would have been possible without your support guys! I thank you all for that. Wanting to thank the writer who participated in the previous week challenge #15, which was to … Continue reading “The Be Inspired” Weekly Writing Challenge #16

Poetic Form of the Week – Etheree

Readers, friends & fellow bloggers! Wishing you all a wonderful week ahead 🙂 Well, this week, the poetic form is an Etheree. This is a rather simple form of poetry & a delight to write. Read the following paragraphs to know how is an Etheree written. The poetry form, Etheree, consists of 10 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 syllables. Etheree can also be … Continue reading Poetic Form of the Week – Etheree

Another Key to Success – Self Confidence

“Another Key to Success – Self Confidence” – Sarah Delk From the quietly confident doctor whose advice we rely on to the charismatic confidence of inspiring speakers it is self confidence which is the mantra for success. Self confident people have qualities which everyone admires and desires to possess. Self confidence is extremely important in every aspect of our lives be it the simple task … Continue reading Another Key to Success – Self Confidence