Hello Readers On Day 25 of NaPoWriMo, the prompt is based on the aisling, a poetic form that developed in Ireland. An aisling recounts a dream or vision featuring a woman who represents the land or country on/in which the poet lives, and who speaks to the poet about it. Today, I’d like to challenge you to write …
Be(i)tter Go(ur)d
Did you say 'bitter'?Why, yes!That's what I am Bitter Go(ur)d. I can't run away.So thank you,I now wear yourlabelswith panache. How long can Isulk for being judged? by your taste buds, your obsessions withtomatoey skins weighing the tremors onmy flaky bodyagainst ivory milks. Isn't is always about colour? Robbing me of myidentity. You love dates …
the big JUNGLE
Welcome back to Day Eleven at NaPoWriMo. It’s alphabet ‘J’ at the A to Z Challenge. The prompt for today is to write a poem about a very large thing. It could be a mountain or a blue whale or a skyscraper or a planet or the various contenders for the honor of being the Biggest …
A to Z Challenge- MY JOURNEY (Registrations for 2021 now open)
(Image courtesy : Blogchatter) In March 2019, a post on Facebook caught my attention. I was a young blogger, looking to gain a foothold in the blogging world. The post was an announcement about a friend’s participation in a month-long blogging event, popularly called ‘The A to Z Challenge’. I must admit here that I …
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A to Z Challenge 2020- Reflections
April 2020 was unusual. The A to Z Challenge, one of the biggest for the blogging world, commenced in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Life in the time of this pandemic has been anything but a bed of roses. Uncommon, atypical circumstances have marred everyday living. Yes, some of us around the world have …
Blogchatter A to Z Challenge 2020- THEME REVEAL
April is around the corner folks and the Blogging World is gearing up for yet another A to Z Challenge 2020. Last year, I had jumped in at the nick of time, without a theme and without preparation, and had landed up burning the midnight oil. But what a time I had! I found some …
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A Hundred Quills 