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About This Author
My name is Joy, and I love to write.
Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground.
 
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Daily Cascade
Since my old blog "Everyday Canvas "  became overfilled, here's a new one. This new blog item will continue answering prompts, the same as the old one.
Cool water cascading to low ground
To spread good will and hope all around.
January 24, 2025 at 12:53pm January 24, 2025 at 12:53pm
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Prompt:
Lemony Snickett says, “February is the shortest month, so if you’re having a miserable month, try to schedule it for February.”
J.D. Robb says, “Even though February is the shortest month of the year, sometimes it seemed like the longest.”
Neither men seem to like February, what about you? Does it feel like it's too short or too long? How does one schedule a miserable month?
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Oh, that poor February! Why it carries all the blame is beyond me. The oddity is not in February but in the solar calendar; therefore, wouldn't it be a fairer practice if all the 12 months could carry the excess or the lacking of days by taking turns? On second thought, maybe not because--with our imperfect human brains--we'd even be more confused.
JD Robb may feel robbed in some weird way and Lemony Snickett may have soured on one single month of the year, but to me, February is just another month, which has become the fall guy of year.
From a personal point of view and in February's defense, February is a month I truly like because one of my sons was born on Feb. 12. Also, there's that Valentine's Day in February. In addition, don't we have the Presidents' days in February, too? Although we select our presidents to drag them through the mud later, they were/are still our presidents, aren't they! Who are we to judge!
Then, we 'the people' are so prejudiced. Anything short, we pick on, and especially if it's ugly. February is short and miserably cold for the Northern Hemisphere. So, Bam! it gets the blame. I recently saw something on the net that said the poles were changing positions and North Pole would become the South Pole, etc. If this happens, then, shall we keep going on to blame the poor February? Granted, it'll still be short, but probably some of its cold and dreariness will ease off.
Instead of picking on February, why don't we just stop and look at our own human affairs. Why do we always have wars in the world? Why are we always arguing about religion, food, fashion, looks, the best way to live on this planet, etc.? As they say, “When you point your finger at someone, three are pointing back at you!”
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In Addition:
If you're interested:
Still, through February, here are three out-of-site contests open for poets and writers with 0 entry fee:
*West Chester University
Poetry Awards
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 2/17/25
Genre: Poetry
Five prizes of $1,000 to $1,500 each are given annually for a single poem “composed in the traditional modes of meter, rhyme, and received forms” (Iris N. Spencer Poetry Award)
*National Endowment for the Arts
Creative Writing Fellowships
Cash Prize: $25,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 3/12/25
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Approximately 35 grants of $25,000 each
*Wayne State University
Judith Siegel Pearson Award
Cash Prize: $500
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 3/1/25
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $500 will be given annually for a chapbook-length work of poetry, fiction, or nonfiction. The 2025 prize will be given in poetry. T
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Then, here's another one I found interesting, although it has an eight-dollar entry fee.
*Prize for Poetry and Medicine
Cash Prize: $1,271
Entry Fee: $8
Application Deadline: 2/14/25
Genre: Poetry
A prize of £1,000 (approximately $1,271) and publication in the Hippocrates Prize anthology is given annually for a single poem on a medical theme.
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