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Fibonacci Poetry Competition for Children
Please follow these guidelines to the T, else your entry may be rejected by the judges. The poem MUST follow the form of a Fibonacci sequence. The number of syllables in each line of the poem needs to be the sum of the previous two lines: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13. Here’s more […]
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My Book Review of ‘Rising: 30 Women Who Changed India’
Rising – 30 women who changed India – a non-fiction title by Kiran Manral and published by Rupa covers the inspiring journeys of 30 Indian women from various fields who blazed a trail for others to follow. Manral has allocated a chapter for each achiever, and she has meticulously listed all her references from secondary […]
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Happy World Poetry Day!
I was fortunate enough to be able to attend Sampurna Chattarji’s poetry workshop conducted by Blogchatter on World Poetry Day. Sampurna stressed on the importance of learning about poetry and its formats. She said the “perfect poem” is a mirage or chimera. She also said one must be confident about the nuts and bolts of […]
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Never-was
By Aishwariya Laxmi You were once my fevered dreamNow, you are my migraineIt must have happened over the many nightsI lay awake staring at the eerie shadowsThe fan cast on the walls of my bedroom.I’m not altogether surprised thoughYou and I would have never happenedMaybe that certainty is what kept us from happeningWeird are the…
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Why is my hair curly?
I recently bought ‘Why is my hair curly’ written by Lakshmi Iyer. It is by Red Panda, an imprint of Westland. A slim volume of 138 pages, the book is ideal for children of ages 8-12. Avantika and Avnish are adopted kids. Their parents have been upfront with them right in the beginning about this. […]
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The story behind the publication of my chick-lit story
I first started writing this chick-lit story( those of you who are offended by the term chick-lit, please excuse me) in 2009, along with a friend. My friend and I were planning to go to Greece, and then suddenly we stopped talking to each other. So not only was the Greece trip shelved, but our […]
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“Music is your special friend…”
Originally posted on mail your art:
…sang Jim Morrison in 1967. And while the music is over for the legendary frontman of the Doors, the sentence still holds true for many people. What this friend can do for you, is the theme of an anthology, edited by the US-based author Steve Carr. From heartbeat to…
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