April is National Poetry Month

Poemorama is Back!

Our poetry celebration continues

Carolyn Hastings
Paper Poetry
Published in
10 min readApr 1, 2023

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“The world is full of poetry,
the air is living with its spirit
and the waves dance
to the music of its melodies
and sparkle in its brightness.”
James Gates Percival
(1795–1856) source

Wow, have we ever been sparkling in poetry’s brightness these past few weeks! ✨

We celebrated World Poetry Day on March 21st with the ‘Always Be a Poet’ prompt. Our talented poets responded with beautifully flowing words inspired by the warmth of their heartfelt sentiments. See for yourself —

🌷 A Poem Dipped in Blue — by Dennett
🌻 A Poet — by Sinus Kosinus
🌷 A Fascination for My Poet’s Eye — by Carolyn Hastings
🌻 Poetry Enlightens Our Paths, Celebrating the Beauty and Power of Words — by Francine Fallara
🌷 The Tired Poet — by Priyanka Srivastava
🌻 Always Be A Poet Even In Prose — by William J Spirdione
🌷 Always A Poet — by Neera Handa Dr
🌻 Poetry — by Lubna Yusuf
🌷 Freedom Called Poetry — by Monoreena Acharjee Majumdar
🌻 Ode to Green — by Jenine "Jeni" Baines
🌷 The Poetry of Life — by Mia Verita
🌻 It’s a Pleasure to Write Poetry — by Douglas Lim
🌷 Desire — by James G Brennan
🌻 How

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Carolyn Hastings
Paper Poetry

Well-practiced speech pathologist now practicing to be a children’s book writer — emphasis on practicing.