The Poetteer

Hello Poetteers, In my three years of being a published author I found many things I love about it. 1. Finding old ideas and new ideas for stories 2. Writing 'The End' 3. Holding a finished copy of your book 4. Seeing your book in a bookstore 5. Seeing fanart 6. Reading a good review someone left 7. I love the feeling of signing books for someone who will cherish the story. What do you love about being an author? As a reader, what do you love about authors? stay inspired, Fida

Hello Poetteers, It's time for my monthly recap! I look back at my goals I set in the beginning of the year and see how well I progressed. Reading I read two novels and a non-fiction book. My first read of the month was THE GIRL IN THE BLUE COAT by Monica Hesse. I was able to pick up THE ROSE AND THE DAGGAR, the sequel to THE WRATH AND THE DAWN by Renée Ahdieh. My non fiction read was THE DESIRE MAP by Danielle LaPorte. I'm currently reading The Problem with Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout . Writing I'm working on a few short stories and poetry collections here and there. That's all I can say. Stay tuned in the coming months for more information. You can get a sneak peak about this in my newsletter . Personal I'm in a better place than I was 5 years ago. I am able to have and stick with my exercise routine. I'll say that I was able to accomplish most of my goals. I won't be sharing next month's goals in this blog post. I have a sepa...

Hello Poetteers, In chaos you can either lose yourself or find a light within it. My mind reels of the day's thoughts until I fall asleep. I try to think of something else. Ideas start coming. I write them down. Late night inspiration can go both ways. It can be really bad or really good. I think I got a good one couple nights ago. It makes me excited! When do ideas come to you the most? stay inspired,  Fida

Hello Poetteers, As you may noticed I post more poetry related articles than actual poetry. I have been loving Instagram and working on posting my poetry there. I'm also currently participating in a six word challenge . It is a lot of fun. I have a few other fun things planned for Instagram , so stay tuned there. stay inspired, Fida

Hello Poetteers, I love walking in the rain or at sunset. I especially love when I get inspired while I walk. I love a good, warm cup of tea, especially when it has fresh mint from the garden. I love seeing birds hop and bunnies hopping. I love everything about nature. What do you love about nature? Stay inspired, Fida 

Hello Poetteers, Most people think of journaling as a diary. That is only one type of journaling in multitude of styles. 1. Traditional Journal This is the most known type of journaling. You keep a record of your day to day life. You reflect on your experiences and emotions. 2. Scrapbooking/Art Journal It contains both words and sketches. It can include watercoloring or collages. It is a book of blank pages for sticking clippings, drawings, or pictures in. ListersGottaList is a good place to start. You can create lists answering the prompt and decorate the page of what represents the things on the list. 3. Bullet Journal It is a customizable and forgiving organization system. It can be your to-do list, sketchbook, notebook, and diary, but most likely, it will be all of the above. I've seen people use it to track habits or log different areas of their life. It is also a place to keep spreads/collections of different lists. It is one place to keep your notes from lectures ...

Hello Poetteers, Writing is something I love. I love creating. I love exploring new things. I love exploring the old and everyday things in a new light.  Poetry Prompt: What is your favorite body part? Why is it your favorite? How do you use it. List three good things. List three bad things. Sentence Starters: I have… I won’t… Possible Poetry Type: What is (blank)? Pick out your favorite responses. Rearrange it to how it will sound good or like a story. Example Hands are there to pick you back up there to pick up the broken pieces of you Hands held each other as each person prayed in their way My hands lift you from your sorrow and lift you to see the sun your heart will lift up with happiness. Hands turn into fists pounding to see who is better one day turning into pounding for help but no one answers Hands are shaking wondering what is next Hands pick up after the rumble of the broken pieces trying to piece them back togethe...

Hello Poetteers, Years ago I shared a video of a performance that moved me. It was a spoken word piece by Liza Garza. By mere coincidence my friend shared one of Garza's recent pieces a couple weeks ago. I was touched, again. Liza Garza is a poet, vocalist and songwriter. My Favorite Poems: My Everything  - The first piece I heard from her. I cried while listening. This is what I love about spoken word. You can show the emotion you have of the words you say. Dragonfly  - I read the written piece before listening to the spoken piece. It talks about what I believe in. Where You Can Find Her: Facebook | Instagram | Website stay inspired, Fida

Hello Poetteers, I got lucky and saw three bunnies sitting in a meadow enjoying the breeze, shade and sun. I also got to see my cat chase a bunny. I like a cool breeze on a hot, sunny day. I like the feeling and sweat of a good workout. You feel tired but you feel relaxed and motivated. I realized I'm more productive on the days I workout. A long walk can be enough. I'm blessed to be working on a couple secret projects. I've been loving banana chips. I've also been loving chocolate wafers. What are you loving? Stay inspired, Fida

Hello Poetteers, I've been journaling for years and I enjoy it. It's a private and intimate process. Don't let the word scare intimidate you. It doesn't have to be a long essay about your day or your feelings. You don't have to write in it everyday. I write long essays, short paragraphs or even just one sentence. I've missed days and beat myself up for it. I've learned that it's okay. Sometimes I write a journal entry in a poetry form. You don't need a fancy journal or notebook. You don't even need a notebook if you feel typing it on your phone or computer is better. Some people saying vlogging and blogging is their journaling, but I don't fully agree with that. In your journal you are able to use strong words for how you feel and no one will see. You won't be hurting anyone in the process of healing yourself. Stay inspired, Fida

Hello Poetteers, I enjoy poetry and I know you do, too. There is a multitude of ways to enjoy poetry. Read a poetry book or journal Listen to an audio recording Watch a recorded live performance or short film Go to a live performance Attempt to write a poem, you can find prompts here on the blog. Stay inspired, Fida

Hello Poetteers, One of the things on my bucket list is to make a short film. This past week I've been filming clips here and there. It is cool to pick what goes with the poem. You get to be as creative as you want. No one else is behind you telling you if it works or not. I love the ability to experiment.  This is one of my favorite poems to have recored and I'm glad to do something special for it. I hope you enjoy listening and watching it as much as I enjoyed writing and making it. Behind the Scenes :  It takes multiple takes for you to get the right clip. I thought I filmed enough but last minute I had to do more filming. I scheduled a specific day for filming but the sky wasn't what I wanted so I hand to postpone my filming day. I had a different image in my mind when I first started but it change over the week of filming and it's better than expected.  Originally shared on my newsletter .  Let me know: Do you like short films? What d...

Hello Poetteers, I'm blessed for the process and progress of moving forward. There was one morning I was able to catch the sunrise. I love the smell of flowers and flowering trees. I'm blessed to have worked a lot with disabled kids. There smiles make the hard work worth it. Be sure to check out #cultivate16 . It warms my heart when I get compliments on my writing from friends and strangers. Lastly, I love finding new desserts: fried banana with honey and roasted coconut. What made your day? Stay inspired, Fida

Hello Poetteers, A couple years ago I created a poetry bucket list. At the time I accomplished two of them. I published two poetry books. I also co-lead a poetry workshop at a camp I went to. I accomplished two of the ten things on my list. Today I have accomplished half of my list. 1. Since then I published two more poetry books . 2. I've done live performances at the camps I've been to. I'm also doing some recorded pieces on SoundCloud . 3. I co-lead a workshop at one of those camps. 4. I made my first poetry short film this week and will be sharing it in the coming days. 5. If you have seen my tweets I am working on being a poetry editor. stay inspired, Fida

Hello Poetteers, Resistance is a poem I wrote a year ago. I wanted it to be about Palestine but as I wrote it changed to be about me. It's a confusing poem talking about both. You may be able to see it as you read it. You'll notice that parts of it is out of place: This is not going to be a city street with just a memory it will have its living moments. With the two story lines I decided to make it two different poems. I've changed to be about a person's journey. Rereading, it is one of my favorites I've written. Since then it's been revised and published in my book, Her Treasures.  Her Treasures is available on Amazon . You can get signed copy on Etsy . Stay inspired, Fida

Hello Poetteers, I'm blessed to have fun writing prompts. There are moments I have at night and morning that i'm blessed to have. I'm blessed for spontaneity. On Friday Julie gave a timed writing prompt on Instagram and I love what came from it. stay inspired, Fida