Poetry for Change
Thank you for the honor and your hard work.
Writing is a medium for rebellion,
Change, new perspectives, compassion,
An emotional diary of self-expression.
©️ Malak kalmoni chehab ©️
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
https://www.amazon.ca/Perfectly-Flawed-poetry-Malak-Kalmoni/dp/1525582518
What an honor. Thank you for your hard.
Acrostic
POETRY
Poet, poem, poetry policing a world in poppery
Overcoming chaos through order, design,
Entertaining critically, changing constantly,
Traversing cultures, emotions in a single jump,
Running freely as long as the ink is writing
Yet, you feel unheard, for the world is in woe.
©️Malak kalmoni chehab ©️
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
https://www.amazon.ca/Perfectly-Flawed-poetry-Malak-Kalmoni/dp/1525582518
Thank you, administrators, for the honor and your hard work 👏
Letter to self
Dear Laughter of my Innocence,
I have come to note that my laughter has diminished, and I wonder where it has flown to. All I can remember is that:
“Laughter, in its purest form, innocence, clarity,
Should be revered faithfully as its transience
And its arrival are as tangible as smoke
Clouds dispersed by the lightest breeze.
Savor these moments of piety in the stroke
Of a sizzling laugh and let the memory Freeze.”
Chehab, Malak Kalmoni, ‘Laughter, Brightens My World’, Perfectly Flawed, 2021.
When I think on all the times I’ve let myself down by ignoring my laugh, I shudder at the wasted time. I will advise that you/me bottle up the laughter of your innocence and bring it out into a world so dark, it needs the cheer of such a joyful sound, to lift it from the quagmire of worries we steep ourselves in. Join me in laughing away your worries. Place each worry in a box bound by the sound of your guffaw. It then buries that anxiety for you to look at later, when you’re calmer, less volatile, more logical, and can make sounder decisions. Laughter will always be your savior, whether you use it as your arsenal to make life better is up to you. But know, that today, there are therapies based on Laughter, UNC: course in comedy and ethics, laughing yoga, and laughing martial arts. Because of that, I wonder why we haven’t excavated this secret earlier.
Fill your heart with joy and let it lead you into a brighter tomorrow.
Your loving future self
©️ Malak Kalmoni Chehab ©️
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change,is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
https://www.amazon.ca/Perfectly-Flawed-poetry-Malak-Kalmoni/dp/1525582518
Thank you, administrators, for the honor and your hard work.
International Writer’s Day
Acrostic
Internet has facilitated global connections
Never stop the growth of wrIters
That rend their hearts as theIr words flow
Empowering the weak to
Remember their worth
Never succumbing to oppression’s
Timely propagation that cleAves
Intimate family meMbers into
Open enemity, clearly ‘Dividing & Conquering’
Needlessly aggressive, destructive,
Avid in mercilessly taking resources And
Leaving nothing to the Indigenous peoples.
Write, revel, rebel, roast, rumble the gruesome
Reality of a world built on Materialism
Instead of unity of humanity peeP
That lends compassion and succOr that
Eventually works together against thE oppressor
Ruining the ecology, separaTing family,
Solidifying Darwin’s rules of supremacy
Dealing in strength that overpowers others
Amid illegal, inhumane practices that have
Yet to be punished.
©️ Malak kalmoni chehab ©️
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
Everyone, I hope you enjoy your holiday season and that with it comes peace, health, and prosperity for all.
Thank you, administrators, for the accolade and your hard work.
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
https://www.amazon.ca/Perfectly-Flawed-poetry-Malak-Kalmoni/dp/1525582518
What notable things happened today?
While receiving this certificate empowers me and motivates me to write more, it doesn’t define me. My writing was used as therapy for my recovery from surgery and expanded from there. I hope that it resonates with my audience and helps them feel less alone in a world that has the need to isolate people by creating labels for them to seperate them from one another. Through this, they leave little room for compassion and humanity to connect, but divides.
Another thing that made me proud is the fact that I’m getting 1 poem published in an anthology, and another piece of writing as well. Both are a part of The Unsealed online magazine.
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
https://www.amazon.ca/Perfectly-Flawed-poetry-Malak-Kalmoni/dp/1525582518
Another poem, another certificate, the honor is humbling! I love writing, but when given a prompt, I feel the need to look beyond the picture and find the unknown element behind its beauty.
Poetess, author of poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, that’s available on all eplatforms, including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
https://www.amazon.ca/Perfectly-Flawed-poetry-Malak-Kalmoni/dp/1525582518
Do you enjoy your job?
To me, none of the above are any less important than the other. While writing helps me express myself, my opinion on what’s happening in the world, my wonder about life, my frustrations on injustices, and much more, might seem to some of greater importance than being a mother, daughter, wife, cook, and friend to all. Yes, there’s a balancing act that needs to be placed so that none are priorotized above family needs. For me, my family is my rock that supports and encourages me to write without fear. The latter took time to become innate, but I believe it’s there now.
So, to answer the question, yes, I enjoy all my jobs, although some are more draining than others, but each is special to me.
Poetess, author of poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms, including Amazon.com. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
https://www.amazon.ca/Perfectly-Flawed-poetry-Malak-Kalmoni/dp/1525582518
Share five things you’re good at.
I’m great at helping others in the fields. I feel I have a certain expertise, like listening to others’ likes and implementing them, especially if it has to with cooking or baking. The latter is, at times, a therapeutic form of stress relief, where I get to chop things and bludgeon the dough into submission 😀. I’m generally a great listener, except when someone is stubbornly narrow-minded, then i prefer not to converse or listen to them.
As an MA holder in English Literature, I l9ve to read, the more varied the better. I also write opinions, editing of thesis, poetry, and judging different types of books: novels, anthologies, and poetry. When it comes to my writing, I know I’m verbose, visual, and descriptive, which help when I feel stuck while I write. I like taking a detour in my writing before completing my original ideas.
As a daughter, wife, and mother, I love nurturing those I believe are mine! They all enjoy their food more when I make it, even if it’s a lowly sandwich 🥪 😋!
I’m an excellent helper to those who ask for it, or not, as I insert my services without being asked. That can lead to problems with some people, apparently! But, I don’t know why!
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, raises a variety of themes that are humane in nature: relationships, postcolonial/ social criticism, self-awareness/ growth.
https://www.amazon.ca/Perfectly-Flawed-poetry-Malak-Kalmoni/dp/1525582518
If you didn’t need sleep, what would you do with all the extra time?
The time I’d spend sleeping would be used for deeper thought processes, which lead to better writing, especially poetry, as it’s best done while at rest. Reading, whether news, novel, or books on belief systems, assessing and comparing them to my values, is another way for me to understand others. Moreover, by thinking and writing about them, I can get my feelings across and help others see a different perspective.
Author, poetess of book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change.
https://www.amazon.ca/Perfectly-Flawed-poetry-Malak-Kalmoni/dp/1525582518
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