For all things poetry
Most aspiring writers are all too familiar with the feeling of a manuscript, poem or other piece of literature being dismissed by a publisher or company. A few days ago, I too felt this feeling, when I was told the news that my poem “My Pen” would not be shortlisted for the Red Room Poetry …
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My last two posts have been about poetry, but as this is my proper (first-person) blog, I figured it might be time to shake things up a bit by telling you a bit more about myself (and my love of books). I grew up in Queensland, Australia, and was introduced into the world of novel …
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Poems, historians say, tell people a lot more about past events in history than word-of-mouth or written dialogue ever will. This is because, as spoken by author Bijal A Shah, “writing poetry requires the poet to be extremely disciplined with his choice of words and the number of words, to create a sharp and accurate …
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