A More Positive Perspective

Holly Jahangiri, Author

Illustration (decorative) a multicolored zebra stands in a patch of colorful wildflowers surrounded by sheep as a storm gathers on the horizon

Storm Front: Day 4 of National Poetry Month

Apr 4, 2026 | Poetry, Writing

Fair-weather friends, strange bedfellows, and homogeneity – that’s what’s on my mind today.

Illustration (decorative) inspired by the poem "Dive" by Holly Jahangiri

Dive: Day 4 of National Poetry Month

Apr 4, 2026 | Poetry, Writing

What does it mean to say “I’m a fish”?

Illustration (decorative) a stack of user manuals being used as a doorstop

Technically, a Writer: Day 3 of National Poetry Month

Apr 3, 2026 | Poetry, Writing

How might you look at your job from a different, more positive perspective?

Illustration (decorative) fake products, vintage style illustration

Cacophony and CBD: Day 3 in Nonsense Verse and Found Poetry

Apr 3, 2026 | Poetry, Writing

Illustration (decorative) - a colloage showing a girl running barefoot and large bees

Bee Sting: Day 2 of National Poetry Month

Apr 2, 2026 | Poetry, Writing

Remembering some of the joys – and pains – of childhood and summer.

Apricots: a Tanka Encompassing Three Prompts

Apr 1, 2026 | Poetry, Writing

A poem using three prompts from three different sites to kick off day one!

Decoragive illustration: flowers, feathers, clay pots, and a hand writing in cursive on paper.

National Poetry Month, Texas Style!

Apr 1, 2026 | Blogging & Other Internet Oddities, Poetry, Writing

Poetry in Texas and Online – here, you’ll find some information on poetry in the state and around the world, and ways you can join in the fun! This will be this blog’s theme for April 2026.

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Bitching at Bots

Mar 10, 2026 | Social Media, Technology

I know, I know…it’s about as futile as tilting at windmills. But we all need to vent, sometimes.

Illustration by Midjourney based on my poem.

Poetry Forms Challenge 2026: “Pirouette”

Mar 1, 2026 | Poetry, Writing

Another form to try!

An ant carries a crumb five times its size to the awe of surrounding insects.

Poetic Inspiration or Lack Thereof

Mar 1, 2026 | Poetry, Writing

Writing prompts don’t always work well for me. Here are some of the things I use, when feeling “uninspired,” instead. Feel free to give them a try if you’re facing a bit of “writers block.” Or go out into the sunshine, paint a picture, work on a puzzle – do something el…

Illustration: a globe of quarried marble spinning on a crooked axis, throwing people off.

Poetry Forms Challenge 2026: “Quadrille”

Feb 16, 2026 | Invented Forms, Poetry

Longer than a fortune cookie, shorter than an epic poem – try your hand at the Quadrille poetry form.

An illustration generated in Midjourney using this poem as the prompt.

Another Poem Fished Out of the Moat

Feb 8, 2026 | Humor, Poetry

Somebody said, “You get all the best spam!” Sure. But that doesn’t mean I want or need more of it. Nor does it mean any of this made it through the spam filter. No link backs for you, Spammers!

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