The Poetteer

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, one poetry book and a non-fiction book. The poetry book is Lullabies by Lang Leav and you can find my review here . The Sister Pact by Stacie Ramey is a beautifully written story about tragedy and the life that follows after it. I love how art played a role in the story. The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin is by far my favorite book of the year, maybe of life. My non fiction book was Girl Code by by Cara Alwill Leyba. It is an inspiring read. I'm currently reading When We Collided by Emery Lord. Writing Before April came around I outlined a novel to write during Camp Nano. On the first day I looked at my outline and didn't like it. There were a couple scene that excited me and I worked on them. I reoutlined my story and it was decent but it still didn't spark anything in me. I mad...

Hello Poetteers, Back in March I was researching about bullet journaling. In the simplest way bullet journaling combines planning, list making and traditional narrative entries. I have been watching BohoBerry 's videos and reading blog posts that I finally decided to try it. I started out by doing the monthly habit tracker. It really helped me to see where I'm at and what I need to do. Through her I was introduced to Tiny Ray of Sunshine . Both ladies had a gratitude log and it is by far my favorite and most inspiring spread I've seen and done. Through my own research I came to find the website, Page Flutter. In one of her blog posts she shared a narrative hack of splitting my index into two parts, one for everything else and the other for narrative entries. The most common planning log in the bullet journal is daily logs. I liked it but it made me feel constricted in my narrative writing. I finally saw some people do weekly logs. Most people I saw do both but I ...

Hello Poetteers, In this series I'd like to highlight my favorite poets. Lang Leav is an international best-selling author of Love & Misadventure, Lullabies and Memories. I recently finished reading her collection, Lullabies. It is filled with amazing poetry and stories. I don't have my own copy but I wanted to highlight the whole book. My Favorite Poems Wounded - I like that it covered the two types of wounds. Grounded - It is a sweet poem about birds and something bigger. Mixed Messages - It beautifully said the importance of communication. Acceptance - it's a reminder. Time - it holds so much truth. Where You Can Find Her Instagram | Website stay inspired, Fida 

Hello Poetteers, It's day 20 of NaPoWriMo! The prompt today is to write a Kennings poem. What is a Kennings poem? A Kenning is a two word phrase describing an object often using a metaphor. A Kennings poem is a riddle made up of several lines to describe something or someone. An example of a Kennings poem: Quilt Big hug soft kisses cold protecter Memory keeper stitched love. Stay inspired, Fida

Hello Poetteers, It's another week I share with you some of the blessings that has passed by me this past week. > I recently discovered sea salt chocolates. It is an interesting & aquired taste but if you find the right kind its very delicious! > The birds are chirping is my wake up song and as they constantly chirp through the day the cats stare out the window and get excited. > The sunsets have been catching my eye after passing by so many days without my attention. > I've noticed I'm on the my phone and the internet less. > My handwriting and creative work has been on a really good flow. stay inspired, Fida

Hello Poetteers, It's national poetry month and what better way than to celebrate it with an Instagram poetry challenge. I haven't found much poetry challenges on Instagram, so I thought to change that. This is my first time hosting an Instagram challenge. If you loving writing or poeming I hope you join us! This is a week long challenge that starts on Apr 16th. The prompts are up to your interpretation and creativity. You can repost my challenge graphic on your Instagram profile for reference, or download the prompt list PDF . Be sure to tag your poems on Instagram with #dailypoetrygram so we can all see it. Tag me ( @poetfida ) so I can leave some love.  stay inspired, Fida

Hello Poetteers, In this series I'd like to highlight my favorite poets. If you remember, a couple months back I highlighted the top ten poets you should check out.  I had the honor of getting in touch with Naveed Khan and interviewing him for you today. When and how did you get introduced to poetry? I've dabbled in poetry since I was a boy, but only as a means to really grasp what it really is. It wasn't until much later, in university, that I took the opportunity to really dive into studying it properly. Studying English in university, I had some freedom in choosing what area I wanted to focus on in my third and fourth year, and although slightly reluctant at the time, I elected to study poetry more thoroughly. At the time, I was convinced that I still did not understand most poetry well enough and wanted to learn more, and even after having done so I don't think I can comfortably say that I know everything. The world of poetics is so deep and vast tha...