Mmehardy·May 10Poetry to ProseI am nine days past finishing another month of writing a poem everyday, and I must say, I am a little sad. The daily prompts from National (and Global) Poetry Writing Month were so varied and gave me the impetus to write on topics I would never have thought to…NaPoWriMo3 min readNaPoWriMo3 min read
Kavya Janani. UinMove Me Poetry·May 8Member-onlyMy MemoirA poem in the form of a Table of Contents — 1. Exceptional baby: Not even a whimper after the first inhale of the earth and its indefatigable spirit? — Pg 6 2. All things green; a year of not choosing purple — Pg 9 3. Of cute frocks, cool shoes, and lots of lies — Pg 12 4. The making…NaPoWriMo2 min readNaPoWriMo2 min read
Kavya Janani. UinThe Lark·May 6Member-onlyThe Last April AfternoonA free-verse poem — i. Only a poet can enjoy the felicity of devouring salted-caramel-brownie ice cream on the apartment’s balcony, with the silence of the April afternoon melting into the layer of chocolate, and the soporific breeze punctuating the unceasing solitude. ii. Somewhere out there, a woman enjoys a much-needed siesta, quelling the traffic in…NaPoWriMo1 min readNaPoWriMo1 min read
Kavya Janani. UinMove Me Poetry·May 6Member-onlyToday’s Portrait of MeA free-verse poem — NaPoWriMo1 min readNaPoWriMo1 min read
Kavya Janani. UinMove Me Poetry·May 3Member-onlyI’m a Poet and Sometimes I’m Still Afraid To Write it AllA free-verse poem — NaPoWriMo1 min readNaPoWriMo1 min read
Kavya Janani. UinThe Power of Poetry·May 2Member-onlyBelongingA haibun poem — Every night, I invent a new story about Johnny Bear to narrate to my daughter. Though she thinks that it is an imaginary bear, I know for sure that a big brown bear is on the prowl in the nearby forest. A few days later, we go on a safari…NaPoWriMo2 min readNaPoWriMo2 min read
Kavya Janani. UinBlue Insights·May 2Member-onlyA Tweet Poem in Which I Diss MyselfA Cento poem made up of Funniest Tweets by Women — What if I went into child’s pose and just stayed there…until the end of the year? — @jamieattenberg You see, I’ll never be a meal prep girl. I much prefer the agony and the ecstasy of scrounging around for sustenance like a dog. — @laylology This morning, the pile of laundry on…NaPoWriMo2 min readNaPoWriMo2 min read
Jenny Starr✨inMove Me Poetry·May 1Member-onlyHidden FurySometimes I see your dark side — Hidden Fury Sometimes I see Your dark side When you work When you play There is a rage within A fury ready to be released You say its only business That you save it For special dispensations But it makes me wonder If there rests A fury inside of me too? Commentary This…NaPoWriMo2 min readNaPoWriMo2 min read
Dan Gualtieri·May 1NaPoWriMo, Day Thirty: “Angels can be found in it”Angels can be found in it The answer is snow, but also the soft sky of old paintings, head of a pin, flameborne end of the world — you always loved this, these small puzzles. The mystery is all you ever demanded to experience. A clue toward something beautiful, lines of poetry…NaPoWriMo1 min readNaPoWriMo1 min read
Ravyne HawkeinThe Black Veil·May 1Member-onlyReliefNAPOWRIMO 2023 & Writing Challenge Day 10 — survived another month has passed me anxiety lifts and dissolves why did I worry so? isn’t this why I am here? to be genuinely open with my feelings to show others they can be real too that it is safe to bleed across the page to release all trauma, pain, rage, disgust, and pent-up frustration even if for but a moment in inky tar or dabbled by blood-soaked tears scrawled on canvas any artistic creation that lets all out preventing a mind crowded with darkness to sink into despairing madness with no hope of redemption or reliefNaPoWriMo1 min readNaPoWriMo1 min read
