Category: Poetry

• Book Review: Allusions to Simplicity by Dr Koshy AV

  

  Allusions to Simplicity by Dr Koshy AV is a book that came to me without me ordering it. I had ordered another book by the poet/author titled, ‘Birds of Different Feathers’ and this came in its place. I returned it and it came back again. When it happened for the third time, I figured I…

  Smitha V

  May 29, 2023

  Book Review, Poetry

  #allusionstosimplicity, #AVKoshy, #disturbance, #literature, #lovepoems, #poemsofmissing, #poetrybook

• #TankaTuesday Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 321, 5/23/23

  

  Photo by Jr Korpa on Unsplash I’m taking part in the Wordcraft poetry challenge hosted by Colleen. This week’s challenge is to write a specific form with a twist! Write an acrostic poem with a syllable count of 8, 9, or 10 syllables per line (all the same, or a mixture of syllable counts, is fine). HOW to…

  Smitha V

  May 25, 2023

  Poetry

  #acrostic, #Imagination, #poetry, #TankaTuesday, syllabicpoetry

• 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…

  Smitha V

  May 18, 2023

  Book Review, Poetry

  #bookreview, #dealingwithloss, #death, #harmonykent, #healing, #journeytohealing, #life, #loss, #poetry

• 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…

  Smitha V

  May 17, 2023

  Experiences, Poetry

  #awayfromhome, #birthday, #children, #daughter, #leavingthenest, #life, #loveyou, #missyou, #parents, #poetry, #published, #waitingtoseeyou

• 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…

  Smitha V

  May 16, 2023

  Poetry

  #Challenge319, #curious, #haiku, #nature, #photprompt, #purpleflowers, #TankaTuesday, #wordcraftpoetry