On Writer Forever’s blog, I publish articles and videos on the following topics : my daily writing life, writing advice, interviews of writers, creativity. I also share some of my texts, book reviews, news and events about my activity.
The 2014 topic was One World, Many stories. That is why the Junior School Librarian asked me to use one of my French short stories for children. Here are some pictures :
I like to write short texts. That is why poetry suits me so well. My poems reflect my daily life like little snapshots of our family routines.
Today I wish to share with you a poem that was inspired by a famous French poet, Guillaume Apollinaire, and my youngest daughter. At that time, she was learning Aquarelliste (Alcools), a rather difficult poem, but it suits her very well because, as many children of her age, she likes very much drawing and painting.
Le dessin
D’abord il y a une feuille
Blanche de préférence.
Ensuite, il y a ta main qui cueille
Un crayon sans véhémence.
Tu traces sans hésitation
Des lignes arrondies
Et de ton imagination
Sort un paysage inouï.
De ci, de là
Un rond, deux ronds,
Un morceau de bois
Des petits yeux marron.
Ta main avance,
Lâche le crayon,
Cherche la nuance
Puis reprends l’action.
Le chef d’œuvre prend forme.
Tu t’actives pour finir
Ton cheval énorme,
Tellement vrai qu’on l’entend hennir.
Fier comme Artaban
Tu m’amènes à deux mains
« Le dessin pour maman »
Et puis me donnes un câlin.
I share with you a poem I wrote this month as I decided to challenge myself in November by writing a poem a day. You can read it here. Thanks for your comments.
In this article, I explain what is NaNoWriMo and how this year I set up my own writing challenge instead of doing the real NaNoWriMo. Read more.
In this post, I explore some of the reasons why I write. Regularly I will ask myself why do I write and I will share with you my answers. I will try to be as much honest as I can.
And you, why do you write?
