Tag: #men

• Poem 2 Published : What Makes A Man Strong

  

  The second of my 3 poems published in the Anthology, “Meticulous Men of Mettle” based on the premise that strong men do not breakdown. From childhood, boys are told not to cry. If they do, they are told to stop being like girls. Bottled emotions create an unnecessary pressure on boys and then men. That’s […]

  Smitha V

  October 13, 2018

  Poetry

  #caged, #courage, #emotions, #humans, #masculinity, #men, #people, #psychology, #relationships, #stereotypes, #strength, #strongmen, Poetry

• Poem 1 Published: I Miss “US”

  

  3 of my poems got published in the Anthology “Men of Mettle,” a few weeks ago. All poems were written from the point of view of men. In a world where feminism is the most talked about subject, this was an opportunity to speak up for the good men out there who also go through […]

  Smitha V

  October 12, 2018

  Experiences, Poetry

  #children, #couples, #family, #goodmen, #growingoldtogether, #husbands, #Imissus, #life, #love, #man, #marriage, #masculinity, #men, #poetryonrelationships, #relationships, #strongmen, #waiting, Experiences, Poetry

• NaPoWriMo 2018: Day 20 – Let Every Girl Be

  

  The craft resource for the day is Alice Notley’s essay, The Poetics of Disobedience. In it, Notley advocates for a poet to “maintain a state of disobedience against…everything.” By this she means remaining open to all forms, all subjects, and not becoming beholden to “usual” methods for writing. Whenever we are sure that there is one […]

  Smitha V

  April 20, 2018

  Poetry

  #boys, #females, #feminism, #freedomforgirls, #girlchild, #girls, #GloPoWriMo2018, #ladies, #life, #men, #NaPoWriMo2018, #parenting, #raisinggirls, #rebelpoem, #women, #women’srights, #womenempowerment, #womenpower, Poetry