Many many congratulations!!!

So liberating to read through your journey with poetry Bendy! I feel proud and happy for you

I wrote a poem a month back or so inspired by my home's grocery list

These are some lovely poems, I love them! My recommendations: The Opposites Game by Brendan Constantine gives me hope, makes me love the world How to Be Together by Abby E. Murray OCD by Neil Hilborn this one's quite famous I think but I still wanted to mention it :)

I like both, but 2 sounds more creative and I like it better. Looking forward to seeing you on YT, good luck with it all!

That sounds so wonderful, many many congratulations and best wishes your way!!!! 😊

Thank you for sharing this!

Wow, that's amazing!!!

Wonderful to see you doing all this!!

That sounds amazing and like a great responsibility! Many congratulations and all the very best!!

Yayyyy!!! 😊

First of, congratulations on the 50 pieces you have drafted!! And all the very best with writing your book 😊. Regarding your questions, this is what I think. As a reader, I wouldn't mind the book not adhering to one particular theme (happy, grief etc) all throughout. It would be great if you could pace it in such a way that it all flows together. I don't think I've read any poetry books with chapters in them so I would be interested to see how that would be! I'm mostly accustomed to sections I think but I'd be willing to see chapters in a poetry book because it's something I haven't heard of yet! If you're planning to self-publish I don't think there will be much of an issue in including your IG poems. Publishing houses may not agree to publish previously posted pieces as far as I know. If you think it's too early in the drafting stage to think about publishing then I'd consider having them all written and then maybe taking them off if necessary 🙂 This is just how I'm looking at it. You should totally do what you think is best for your writing 😊. Again, all the very best for weaving this book together Didi! 😊

This fills my heart with so much love for these little ones ❤

Wow, many congratulations!!!

Yayyy that's amazing!! I've been trying to submit a lot more this month, meaning more number of rejections, but I've been loving the process so much :) Keep going!

Happy birthday!! 🎉😁

I've never thought about this and think it's great! Thank you so much for sharing. Such a wonderful way to tackle Writer's Block 😃

Thank you!

I read. I don't have a self-care routine or so but I try not to be harsh on myself on days when it gets too hard. I end up writing or reading if writing is hard and it really helps. I've also been learning Bharatnatyam, a form of Indian classical dance for about 14 years now. A little practice helps too! It's abviously not 'relaxing' but I find it very liberating. 🙂

Definitely yes. Art brought me out from a very dark phase I was having. I've always been writing but somehow, more focus on my writing allowed me to see the beauty in the world. It allowed me to find the happiness in the little things in life and cherish them. I don't know what I would be without art 🙂