Tag: #Dubai

• NaPoWriMo Day 10 – ‘Madinat aldhahab aljamila’

  

  Today’s daily prompt is called “Junk Drawer Song,” and comes from the poet Hoa Nguyen. First, find a song with which you are familiar – it could be a favorite song of yours, or one that just evokes memories of your past. Listen to the song and take notes as you do, without overthinking it or […]

  Smitha V

  April 10, 2021

  Poetry

  #cityofGold, #Day10, #Dubai, #foundpoem, #GloPoWriMo2021, #Hoanguyen, #junkdrawersong, #lovepoem, #memory, #NaPoWriMo2021, #poem, #thingsinmydrawers, NaPoWriMoDay10

• NaPoWriMo Day 28 – A special place

  

  Today’s (optional) prompt is brought to us by the Emily Dickinson Museum. First, read this brief reminiscence of Emily Dickinson, written by her niece. And now, here is the prompt that the museum suggests: Martha Dickinson Bianchi’s description of her aunt’s cozy room, scented with hyacinths and a crackling stove, warmly recalls the setting decades later. Describe […]

  Smitha V

  April 29, 2020

  Creative Writing, Poetry

  #closetomyheart, #Day28, #Dubai, #GloPoWriMo2020, #longing, #love, #memory, #NaPoWriMo2020, #nostalgia, #Space, #specialplace, #window, Poetry

• NaPoWriMo Day 26 :Bali, India, Dubai -with love

  

  And now for our prompt (optional, as always). This is one that we’ve used before, but one test of a  good prompt is that you can come back to it! For this prompt, you will need to fill out, in five minutes or less, the following “Almanac Questionnaire.” Then, use your responses as to basis […]

  Smitha V

  April 27, 2020

  Creative Writing, Poetry

  #Almanacquestionnaire, #bali, #Day26, #dream, #dreams, #Dubai, #favoriteactor, #fear, #funpoem, #GloPoWriMo2020, #humor, #Imagination, #India, #life, #memories, #NaPoWriMo2020, #news, #nostalgia, #poem, #truth, Poetry

• Mumbai Diaries – 13 months – Nostalgia

  

  In the dead of night, I sit on my bed and type away. I’m not the only one awake at this unearthly hour – there are many more lights that are twinkling in the dark; in the houses across, shining like stars descended on earth against the blue-black sky. There’s also the incessant sound of […]

  Smitha V

  August 28, 2019

  Experiences, Poetry

  #Dubai, #expatriate, #expatriatediaries, #India, #missinghome, #mumbai, #nostalgia, #nostalgic, #pain, #separation, Experiences, Poetry

• NaPoWriMo: Day 25 – Summer; where I come from

  

  Today’s featured video resource is this short film featuring a reading of Keats’ “To Autumn,” And now for today’s prompt . Taking a cue from our video resource for the day, and from Keat’s poem, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that: Is specific to a season Uses imagery that relates to all five […]

  Smitha V

  April 25, 2019

  Poetry

  #day25, #Dubai, #Dubaiinjulyaugust, #GloPoWriMo2019, #napowrimo, #NaPoWriMo2019, #summer, #summerpoem, #UAE, Poetry