Tag: Poetry

• Quadrille: What you see in the Mirror

  

  Merril D. Smith is hosting at dVerse today. The prompt is mirror. Merril’s provided the following example and link to other poems on the same theme. “I am not cruel, only truthful‚The eye of a little god, four-cornered.”From Sylvia Plath, “Mirror” Here are some other mirror poems. This is my first time at dVerse. I’d like to thank Colleen for…

  Smitha V

  May 16, 2023

  Poetry

  #ageing, #dVerse, #face, #feelgood, #inspiration, #life, #mirror, #promptpoem, #quadrille, #reflection, Poetry

• Meet the Poet: Smitha Vishwanath

  

  I’m pleased to share my interview with Colleen in the ‘Meet the Poet’ series. Colleen’s questions helped me delve deeper into myself. Sometimes, you write because it helps you release your thoughts, emotions and find your bearings. That’s how it’s always been for me. I did not follow a structure. I did not have a…

  Smitha V

  May 8, 2023

  About the blog, Book Review, Experiences

  #book, #colleenchesebro, #gratitude, #inspiration, #interview, #journey, #life, #reflection, #syllabicpoetry, #truth, #writing, Art, Poetry

• Published: Seven Days of Valentine

  

  My poem, ‘Seven Days of Valentine’, has been published by Masticadores USA. In case you’re wondering why I’m talking about Valentine’s in May, well, it’s because I wrote the poem during Valentine’s week. Since the publication had loads of submissions, they couldn’t publish it then. After that, I delayed it as I wanted to update…

  Smitha V

  May 6, 2023

  Experiences, Poetry

  #chocolateday, #Destruction, #earthquake, #hugday, #kissday, #life, #promiseday, #proposeday, #roseday, #syria, #teddyday, #truth, #turkey, #valentines2023, Experiences, Poetry, Published

• NaPoWriMo2023- Day 24- Review of my willpower

  

  I’m back home and strangely enough, I’m glad. I say, ‘strangely’ because that’s not how I was feeling when I boarded the flight. I guess, I am still getting accustomed to living in this country. I don’t know what i was dreading – the hot weather, the crowded, rustic airport, the mad traffic or this…

  Smitha V

  April 24, 2023

  Poetry

  #life, Poetry, #poem, #truth, #funpoem, #fitness, #humor, #Day24, #NaPoWriMo2023, #GloPoWriMo2023, #poeticreview, #willpower

• NaPoWriMo 2023- Day 15: Be honest like Yudhishthira

  

  Today’s resource is Where to Submit, a feature of Heavy Feather Review. Updated every few months, this is a good resource for open calls for submission for journals, anthologies, chapbooks, presses, fellowships, and other poetry-related opportunities. Finally, here’s our (optional) prompt for the day. Begin by reading June Jordan’s “Notes on the Peanut.” Now, think of a…

  Smitha V

  April 15, 2023

  Poetry

  #Day15, #epic, #GloPoWriMo2023, #hero, #honesty, #NaPoWriMo2023, #yudhishthira, Poetry