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May 18, 2023
Book Review: Sorrowful Soul by Harmony Kent
I pre-ordered Harmony Kent’s book in November 2022. The image of a Calla Lilly, in the lightest shade of olive green on the cover against a greyish-white background, attracted me to it. But with life getting in the way, I forgot all about the book after it was released. It was Sally Cronin’s post that […]
May 16, 2023
Published: The Gift of a Poem
P.C. Spillwords Press I’m very happy to say that my poem, ‘The Gift of a Poem’, has been published by SpillWords Press today. Today is my younger one’s birthday, and Spillwords very kindly agreed to publish the poem today. It meant a lot to me, especially since she’s been asking me why I haven’t written […]
Tanka Tuesday : Poetry Challenge No. 319, 5/9/2023 – Those flowers on the embankment
This week’s #TankaTuesday challenge is a photo prompt. The photograph is taken by, Terri Webster Schrandt. Terri says: “As May brightens 2023, I came across this image in my archives from spring 2018. My hubby and I spent 12 summer weekends at our Sacramento River Delta campground, where wind and board sports are a must-do. After a long day […]
Quadrille: What you see in the Mirror
Merril D. Smith is hosting at dVerse today. The prompt is mirror. Merril’s provided the following example and link to other poems on the same theme. “I am not cruel, only truthful‚The eye of a little god, four-cornered.”From Sylvia Plath, “Mirror” Here are some other mirror poems. This is my first time at dVerse. I’d like to thank Colleen for […]
May 14, 2023
Book Review: He, She, and it- the grammar of marriage
The book is an anthology of short stories. The interesting thing about anthologies centred around a theme, in this case, ‘Marriage’, is that you get as many different perspectives on the topic as the number of participating writers. When it comes to marriage, there can be two types- a happy marriage and a sad marriage. A […]
Book Review: He, She, It- the grammar of marriage
The book is an anthology of short stories. The interesting thing about anthologies centred around a theme, in this case, ‘Marriage’, is that you get as many different perspectives on the topic as the number of participating writers. When it comes to marriage, there can be two types- a happy marriage and a sad marriage. A […]
May 11, 2023
11.05.23 Thursday Doors and a lot to be thankful for
This week, I have another set of doors from Morocco, sent to me by my sister, during her visit to the exotic destination. If you notice the third door and the ones I put in my previous post, many doors have two knockers- one for the men and the other for the women. Each makes […]
May 7, 2023
Meet the Poet: Smitha Vishwanath
I’m pleased to share my interview with Colleen in the ‘Meet the Poet’ series. Colleen’s questions helped me delve deeper into myself. Sometimes, you write because it helps you release your thoughts, emotions and find your bearings. That’s how it’s always been for me. I did not follow a structure. I did not have a […]
May 5, 2023
Published: Seven Days of Valentine
My poem, ‘Seven Days of Valentine’, has been published by Masticadores USA. In case you’re wondering why I’m talking about Valentine’s in May, well, it’s because I wrote the poem during Valentine’s week. Since the publication had loads of submissions, they couldn’t publish it then. After that, I delayed it as I wanted to update […]
Thankful Thursday 04.05.23: Doors and a lot more
It’s been a long time since I participated in Thursday Doors- first, for the want of doors and then, for the want of time. But here I am, with doors from Morocco. My sister visited the country to rein in her birthday on the 12th of March. And I asked her for pictures of the […]
