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Let's learn how to write Ghazal today. So, what is a Ghazal and what is its structure? (Pronunciation: “guzzle”) Originally an Arabic verse form dea...Read more
Greetings family! How have you been? We are navigating through a difficult phase these days but we are sure we'll bounce back very soon. There's a...Read more
Let's read this poem together. Laugh at the night, at the day, at the moon, laugh at the twisted streets of the island, laugh at this clumsy bo...Read more
Let's read this poem together. Where Dust Never Collects by William Bortz when I say love, I mean I wait at the door for you to arrive; I...Read more
Let's read this beautiful poem together. _Advice from a Bat_ Hunt only at night. Fly erratically. Defy even your own expectations. Feed on beetles...Read more
Read this poem with us: CROWN Too much rain loosens trees. In the hills giant oaks fall upon their knees. You can touch parts you have no right t...Read more
Let's read this poem together. OUR WORDS HAVE GROWN OLD Our clothes have worn out our shoes leak speech grows old... We look into each other's e...Read more
Read this short extract of a poem with us: The art of losing isn't hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that thei...Read more
Read this poem with us: Put Out My Eyes —Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) Put out my eyes, and I can see you still, Slam my ears to, and I can hear y...Read more
Greetings family! Take these words, •porcelain •stack •crash •grief Build a poem of 13 lines out of these words. We are always excited to read yo...Read more
Greetings Penaikuians! We wanna take a moment to interact with you. How do you like the new update? Have you been facing any difficulty? Please let...Read more
Read this poem with us: To the Rain by Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) Mother rain, manifold, measureless, falling on fallow, on field and forest, o...Read more
Read this poem with us titled, What is the Poem? ******************* What is the poem? Just the soul singing in its box. And if there is no soul? T...Read more
Dreams Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a bar...Read more
Shall we read this poem together? If I Were A Bird If I were a bird I could fly everywhere And reach wherever I want. If I were a bird I could sin...Read more
Read this poem with us. Forgetting Someone —Yehuda Amichai Forgetting someone is like forgetting to turn off the light in the back yard so it stays...Read more
Read this short punchy poem. And the days are not full enough And the nights are not full enough And life slips by like a field mouse ...Read more
Compose a poem with these words. •Fangs •Cave •Wings •Twinkle •Moon You can use any, and as many words as you like. Write your poem in maximum 15...Read more
Out of all the flowers you know, what's your favourite flower? What does it symbolise for you? Ask yourself these questions. Study the flower you pi...Read more
Read this extract. Take note: If little by little you stop loving me, I'll stop loving you little by little. If suddenly you forget me Don't come ...Read more