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The Ghazal Project: Week Two

This week’s prompt was “What does spring taste like”, and wow, did I get some delicious responses! From ‘black coffee’ to ‘ ice melting into a mountain stream’, the poetic possibilities were endless. And yet, I had to pick only one. Lemon, mint and ginger. Healing that stings and soothes. It reminds me ofContinue reading “The Ghazal Project: Week Two”

Alliterating in April

New beginnings, fresh sheets of paper, unused ink, words yet to be written, seeds waiting to be scattered, blooms in the heart. National Poetry Month is a month for poets to come out of hiding— out of stuffy libraries, out of book-riddled bedrooms, out of tiny offices. It’s when we gather over cups ofContinue reading “Alliterating in April”