{"id":3613,"date":"2020-12-17T22:16:54","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T04:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/?page_id=3613"},"modified":"2026-04-03T19:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T00:41:09","slug":"a-more-positive-perspective-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/","title":{"rendered":"A More Positive Perspective (2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A More Positive Perspective<\/h1>Holly Jahangiri, Author<\/span>
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Z to A, a Reverse Abecedarian: Day 26 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/h2>

Apr 26, 2026<\/span> | Poetry<\/a>, Writing<\/a><\/span><\/p>

Annnnnnnd…that’s a wrap. Well, almost. On the A to Z Challenge. There are still three more days of questionable poetry to go!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article>

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You Are Here: Day 25 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/h2>

Apr 26, 2026<\/span> | Poetry<\/a>, Writing<\/a><\/span><\/p>

Where is the line between poetry and prose? Is there really any line at all?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article>

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X: Day 24 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/h2>

Apr 25, 2026<\/span> | Poetry<\/a>, Writing<\/a><\/span><\/p>

They say that hate isn’t the opposite of love\u2014indifference is.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article>

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Waiting for the Chimes: Day 23 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/h2>

Apr 24, 2026<\/span> | Poetry<\/a>, Writing<\/a><\/span><\/p>

Strange things that chime in the night. Odd, spooky, haunting? Not really. Unexplainable? Probably.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article>

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Villainous Villanelle: Day 22 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/h2>

Apr 23, 2026<\/span> | Poetry<\/a>, Writing<\/a><\/span><\/p>

So, Holly, tell us how you really feel about the villanelle…<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article>

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Unruly: Day 21 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/h2>

Apr 23, 2026<\/span> | Poetry<\/a>, Writing<\/a><\/span><\/p>

Down the rabbit hole in search of the origins of a few old expressions and an unruly poem presents itself. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article>

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Tenacious: Day 20 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/h2>

Apr 20, 2026<\/span> | Poetry<\/a>, Writing<\/a><\/span><\/p>

In honor of Vinitha Dileep’s 300th week of Fiction Mondays! Congratulations for her persistent, tenacious, resolve.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article>

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Secrets of the Terrarium: Day 19 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/h2>

Apr 20, 2026<\/span> | Poetry<\/a>, Writing<\/a><\/span><\/p>

Is it cheating to combine days when I wrote two a day for other days? I say no. It’s not. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article>

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Renewal: Day 18 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/h2>

Apr 20, 2026<\/span> | Poetry<\/a>, Writing<\/a><\/span><\/p>

Does “recreation” require destruction? Does “rebirth” require death? Do opposites attract or repel?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article>

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Quintessential, Querulous Quintet: Day 16\/17 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/h2>

Apr 20, 2026<\/span> | Poetry<\/a>, Writing<\/a><\/span><\/p>

I could no longer count or recite the alphabet in order. Last time that happened was in college, when I briefly worked in the Library – after hours of shelving books by Library of Congress numbers…<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article>

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Pixellated People: Day 15 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/h2>

Apr 14, 2026<\/span> | Poetry<\/a>, Writing<\/a><\/span><\/p>

Does technology bridge the divide between us? Does it inspire creativity or resist it? You be the judge. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article>

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Ode to Imagination: Day 14 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/h2>

Apr 14, 2026<\/span> | Poetry<\/a>, Writing<\/a><\/span><\/p>

Perhaps conflict is a universal theme, not ony between humans but between the natural forces of the planet itself. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>

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Welcome to the online “home” of author Holly Jahangiri. As with any home, the knick-knacks stashed about include memories, tips on writing and life, chit-chat, poetry, short stories, and more. Make yourself at home. Kindness is the cardinal rule around here, followed by wordplay, silliness, and fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":137990205,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_has_post_settings":[],"footnotes":""},"hashtags":[],"class_list":["post-3613","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-26 11:38:22","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"hashtags","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3613"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":137990919,"href":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3613\/revisions\/137990919"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137990205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"hashtags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtags?post=3613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}