tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post6254496407906930996..comments2024-03-25T22:25:27.515+05:30Comments on Madly-in-Verse: Write...Edit...Publish... October 2014 : Ghost StoryNilanjana Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-52695939689157756242014-11-04T01:26:22.705+05:302014-11-04T01:26:22.705+05:30Thanks, Sally and Linda.Thanks, Sally and Linda.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-4200891790944185192014-11-03T22:56:45.236+05:302014-11-03T22:56:45.236+05:30Great story plus a little poetry and insight into ...Great story plus a little poetry and insight into another culture. Well done.Scheherazadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906467791904395295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-3878348616777288122014-11-02T21:19:57.071+05:302014-11-02T21:19:57.071+05:30An interesting and well written ghost story. Love...An interesting and well written ghost story. Lovely to hear about other cultures and their interest in the arts. Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090018804016223955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-50051344204501869872014-11-02T12:24:59.267+05:302014-11-02T12:24:59.267+05:30That's what I enjoy most about WEP really, the...That's what I enjoy most about WEP really, the diversity of cultures and continents showcased in the stories. Thanks for being here :)Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-76853092058000512622014-11-02T12:23:19.910+05:302014-11-02T12:23:19.910+05:30The ghost of Twain will have his joke of course. ...The ghost of Twain will have his joke of course. Thank you for that head-turning compliment. The honour is entirely mine :-)Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-34337055759727000822014-11-02T12:20:14.228+05:302014-11-02T12:20:14.228+05:30I enjoyed embedding/writing the poetry. Glad you ...I enjoyed embedding/writing the poetry. Glad you liked it. Thanks.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-31452969560610704492014-11-02T07:07:28.070+05:302014-11-02T07:07:28.070+05:30Great story - very haunting. I really enjoy readin...Great story - very haunting. I really enjoy reading your stories set in a very different world to the one I live in. :)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-51657395267334237572014-11-02T01:41:41.370+05:302014-11-02T01:41:41.370+05:30Wonderful ghost story. And Lisa is right: you are ...Wonderful ghost story. And Lisa is right: you are such a gifted poet. I am honored that you even visited my blog post. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-35070230177362718432014-11-01T13:55:18.450+05:302014-11-01T13:55:18.450+05:30Even though I guessed how it would end, I still ha...Even though I guessed how it would end, I still had goosebumps when I finished it. You are such a good writer! I love how you set the scene and your poetry is astounding. Thanks so much for sharing this with us!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-54173245749223308102014-11-01T11:06:55.443+05:302014-11-01T11:06:55.443+05:30Thank you. Thank you. Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-48590916904411660242014-10-31T09:59:31.518+05:302014-10-31T09:59:31.518+05:30A fascinating insight into your world. Poetry and...A fascinating insight into your world. Poetry and competition would seem to be universal. I loved the way you embedded the poetry into the story. Very clever. A moving piece.Jenny Brigalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10463833821337419039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-55690836159314143112014-10-30T10:24:26.297+05:302014-10-30T10:24:26.297+05:30Hi Denise,
Glad to see you here! The Mushaira is...Hi Denise,<br /><br />Glad to see you here! The Mushaira is a poetry slam exactly, except that it predates the slam :) The rules are a bit stricter, and the language is courtly and formal, forms probably unchanged for centuries. Fixed forms dominate Indian/subcontinental poetry to a greater extent than in English, at least as far as my understanding goes. <br /><br />Always a pleasure to be atNilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-25691252735979362832014-10-30T10:08:37.640+05:302014-10-30T10:08:37.640+05:30I have never seen one live, only watched on TV, T...I have never seen one live, only watched on TV, The poets have to have their wits about them alright. Thanks for being here, Yolanda.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-72437349297632410752014-10-30T10:05:00.138+05:302014-10-30T10:05:00.138+05:30They are fun, if a little bit exhausting in the ob...They are fun, if a little bit exhausting in the observances. I only do the fun Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-31555085546132613042014-10-30T07:28:45.436+05:302014-10-30T07:28:45.436+05:30Hi Nila. I'm so glad that I always learn more ...Hi Nila. I'm so glad that I always learn more about the Indian culture when I read your posts. Now it is the Mushaira (in Australia it might be the equivalent to a Poetry Slam). What an uplifiting competition it sounds, even attended and won by ghosts. Love it and love the way the story progressed. Had me wanting to read on to find the answers to my questions. The dialogue worked a treat and Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-37781803665036582862014-10-29T23:36:17.598+05:302014-10-29T23:36:17.598+05:30Nilanjana,
I loved how personal this felt. I kno...Nilanjana, <br /><br />I loved how personal this felt. I know several poets that would wonderful with this kind of competition, and what an honor it would be to witness!<br /><br />Lovely!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-88072874300755738332014-10-29T22:56:56.266+05:302014-10-29T22:56:56.266+05:30Hi Nil
Loved the twist at the end. All those festi...Hi Nil<br />Loved the twist at the end. All those festivals sound like fun.<br />NancyN. R. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174506528962095858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-61481576454995523292014-10-29T14:02:27.103+05:302014-10-29T14:02:27.103+05:30Finally gave in to the temptation of embedding poe...Finally gave in to the temptation of embedding poetry in a story :) glad you liked both, thanks.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-80045350731649218072014-10-29T12:04:38.281+05:302014-10-29T12:04:38.281+05:30Now that's dedication to the competition, lol....Now that's dedication to the competition, lol. Nicely done Nila. Your poetry is beautiful.dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-14415907441886862842014-10-29T11:57:48.095+05:302014-10-29T11:57:48.095+05:30Elegance is a word inextricably associated with th...Elegance is a word inextricably associated with the artform of the mushaira, so your choice of adjective made me very happy indeed! Thank you. :)Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-72288585489330418082014-10-29T09:58:48.821+05:302014-10-29T09:58:48.821+05:30Now the spirit can go peacefully to his rest, eh? ...Now the spirit can go peacefully to his rest, eh? What an elegant story, starting out as an attempt to only regain a trophy and ending with the trophy for the village and retention of a man's honor. I enjoyed this very much.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.com