Nina Nazir
@ninanazir.bsky.social
Poet, writer, artist, blogger. Bibliophile. Activist. Tree hugger. Caffeine connoisseur. Neurodivergent. Creative af. Room 204 Writer with Writing West Midlands. www.sunrarainz.wordpress.com / ninasnazir.substack.com
So pleased to have my poem The Other Face of Goddess published with @ekphrasticreview.bsky.social for their latest challenge 🌟 You may read it here if you wish...👇🏽
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The Other Face of Goddess
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January 30, 2026 at 9:38 PM
So pleased to have my poem The Other Face of Goddess published with @ekphrasticreview.bsky.social for their latest challenge 🌟 You may read it here if you wish...👇🏽
sunrarainz.wordpress.com/2026/01/29/t...
#freeversepoem #theekphrasticreview #publication
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#freeversepoem #theekphrasticreview #publication
She bends
but never breaks,
ever immense
and full of grace,
the willow knows
her rooted place.
#vss365 #bend #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
(Google images)
but never breaks,
ever immense
and full of grace,
the willow knows
her rooted place.
#vss365 #bend #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
(Google images)
January 21, 2026 at 7:16 PM
She bends
but never breaks,
ever immense
and full of grace,
the willow knows
her rooted place.
#vss365 #bend #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
(Google images)
but never breaks,
ever immense
and full of grace,
the willow knows
her rooted place.
#vss365 #bend #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
(Google images)
Reposted by Nina Nazir
If looks could sear,
I'd singe every ICE agent
with one burning glare.
#vss365 #sear #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
I'd singe every ICE agent
with one burning glare.
#vss365 #sear #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
January 16, 2026 at 7:06 PM
If looks could sear,
I'd singe every ICE agent
with one burning glare.
#vss365 #sear #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
I'd singe every ICE agent
with one burning glare.
#vss365 #sear #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
Reposted by Nina Nazir
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 276:
Use dialogue to break up narrative. It doesn't have to be much, but it helps to have a section of dialogue once every four or five pages...
Use dialogue to break up narrative. It doesn't have to be much, but it helps to have a section of dialogue once every four or five pages...
January 11, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 276:
Use dialogue to break up narrative. It doesn't have to be much, but it helps to have a section of dialogue once every four or five pages...
Use dialogue to break up narrative. It doesn't have to be much, but it helps to have a section of dialogue once every four or five pages...
Reposted by Nina Nazir
In the old days, good writers got famous for selling books.
Nowadays, bad writers sell books by being famous.
Nowadays, bad writers sell books by being famous.
I can’t stop thinking about a rejection letter a friend had from a publisher for his manuscript which said, “I think I’d have really liked this, if you were more famous.”
An actual person, who is paid to read books, said that.
An actual person, who is paid to read books, said that.
January 12, 2026 at 3:05 PM
In the old days, good writers got famous for selling books.
Nowadays, bad writers sell books by being famous.
Nowadays, bad writers sell books by being famous.
"This'll make me millions," thought Picasso, as he painted another wonky woman to add to his wackadoodle collection.
#vss365 #wonky #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
(Weeping Woman, Picasso, 1937)
#vss365 #wonky #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
(Weeping Woman, Picasso, 1937)
January 14, 2026 at 1:33 PM
"This'll make me millions," thought Picasso, as he painted another wonky woman to add to his wackadoodle collection.
#vss365 #wonky #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
(Weeping Woman, Picasso, 1937)
#vss365 #wonky #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
(Weeping Woman, Picasso, 1937)
She stoops to conquer
or maybe she's just
trying to get a shot
of a cat in the bush.
#vss365 #stoop #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
(photo by Vecteezy))
or maybe she's just
trying to get a shot
of a cat in the bush.
#vss365 #stoop #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
(photo by Vecteezy))
January 13, 2026 at 11:23 PM
She stoops to conquer
or maybe she's just
trying to get a shot
of a cat in the bush.
#vss365 #stoop #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
(photo by Vecteezy))
or maybe she's just
trying to get a shot
of a cat in the bush.
#vss365 #stoop #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
(photo by Vecteezy))
"Sometimes, only a slapdash approach
will do," said Jackson Pollock
before he burned his brushes
then flung paint all over the walls,
over any blank space
he could find.
#vss365 #slapdash #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
Blue Poles, No.11, 1952, (JP)
will do," said Jackson Pollock
before he burned his brushes
then flung paint all over the walls,
over any blank space
he could find.
#vss365 #slapdash #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
Blue Poles, No.11, 1952, (JP)
January 12, 2026 at 4:16 PM
"Sometimes, only a slapdash approach
will do," said Jackson Pollock
before he burned his brushes
then flung paint all over the walls,
over any blank space
he could find.
#vss365 #slapdash #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
Blue Poles, No.11, 1952, (JP)
will do," said Jackson Pollock
before he burned his brushes
then flung paint all over the walls,
over any blank space
he could find.
#vss365 #slapdash #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
Blue Poles, No.11, 1952, (JP)
something kooky's going on
no, wait
it's just me
being spooky
#vss365 #kooky #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
no, wait
it's just me
being spooky
#vss365 #kooky #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
January 11, 2026 at 4:41 PM
something kooky's going on
no, wait
it's just me
being spooky
#vss365 #kooky #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
no, wait
it's just me
being spooky
#vss365 #kooky #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
Reposted by Nina Nazir
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
January 11, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Reposted by Nina Nazir
Don’t be afraid of getting old.
Let it liberate you.
Let your hair and talons grow long & wild.
Let your grumpy wisdom flow like a murky river.
Let the world tremble before your slowly shambling form, wrapped in moss, fog, and memories.
Let it liberate you.
Let your hair and talons grow long & wild.
Let your grumpy wisdom flow like a murky river.
Let the world tremble before your slowly shambling form, wrapped in moss, fog, and memories.
January 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Don’t be afraid of getting old.
Let it liberate you.
Let your hair and talons grow long & wild.
Let your grumpy wisdom flow like a murky river.
Let the world tremble before your slowly shambling form, wrapped in moss, fog, and memories.
Let it liberate you.
Let your hair and talons grow long & wild.
Let your grumpy wisdom flow like a murky river.
Let the world tremble before your slowly shambling form, wrapped in moss, fog, and memories.
Reposted by Nina Nazir
Want to write more (or better) poems in 2026? This best-selling book got hundreds of poets into print for the first time. Do what it says on the cover, or dip into it for rich prompts, exemplar poems and tips to develop your practice. #iwroteit #obviously www.waterstones.com/book/52-writ...
December 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Want to write more (or better) poems in 2026? This best-selling book got hundreds of poets into print for the first time. Do what it says on the cover, or dip into it for rich prompts, exemplar poems and tips to develop your practice. #iwroteit #obviously www.waterstones.com/book/52-writ...
#vss365 #travel #blueskypoetry #collagepoem #writingcommunity #micropoem
A-ha Moments, collage poem, Sketchbooks 2024, © N Nazir
A-ha Moments, collage poem, Sketchbooks 2024, © N Nazir
December 31, 2025 at 1:18 AM
#vss365 #travel #blueskypoetry #collagepoem #writingcommunity #micropoem
A-ha Moments, collage poem, Sketchbooks 2024, © N Nazir
A-ha Moments, collage poem, Sketchbooks 2024, © N Nazir
I'm over the moon to have a piece of short fiction published n the latest issue of Under the Radar magazine! 🌟 @undertheradar.bsky.social @ninearchespress.bsky.social
You can pick up a copy here👇🏽 Please do. It's such a great issue 🧡 ninearchespress.com/magazine
#undertheradar #publication
You can pick up a copy here👇🏽 Please do. It's such a great issue 🧡 ninearchespress.com/magazine
#undertheradar #publication
December 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I'm over the moon to have a piece of short fiction published n the latest issue of Under the Radar magazine! 🌟 @undertheradar.bsky.social @ninearchespress.bsky.social
You can pick up a copy here👇🏽 Please do. It's such a great issue 🧡 ninearchespress.com/magazine
#undertheradar #publication
You can pick up a copy here👇🏽 Please do. It's such a great issue 🧡 ninearchespress.com/magazine
#undertheradar #publication
Just point your camera
and shoot -
but no -
it's all about timing
light, stillness, breath -
the opportune frame
almost gone,
waiting for you
to notice
its already dying
multitudes.
#vss365 #dailywritingprompt #shoot #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
(© N Nazir)
and shoot -
but no -
it's all about timing
light, stillness, breath -
the opportune frame
almost gone,
waiting for you
to notice
its already dying
multitudes.
#vss365 #dailywritingprompt #shoot #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
(© N Nazir)
December 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Just point your camera
and shoot -
but no -
it's all about timing
light, stillness, breath -
the opportune frame
almost gone,
waiting for you
to notice
its already dying
multitudes.
#vss365 #dailywritingprompt #shoot #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
(© N Nazir)
and shoot -
but no -
it's all about timing
light, stillness, breath -
the opportune frame
almost gone,
waiting for you
to notice
its already dying
multitudes.
#vss365 #dailywritingprompt #shoot #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
(© N Nazir)
However high
you rise,
never forget
you came
from humble
beginnings.
#vss365 #dailywritingprompt #humble #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
you rise,
never forget
you came
from humble
beginnings.
#vss365 #dailywritingprompt #humble #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
December 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
However high
you rise,
never forget
you came
from humble
beginnings.
#vss365 #dailywritingprompt #humble #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
you rise,
never forget
you came
from humble
beginnings.
#vss365 #dailywritingprompt #humble #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
Reposted by Nina Nazir
Do you ever feel like the best Christmas present would be sleep?
Uninterrupted sleep, with no distractions, no responsibilities, just your atoms floating through the vast echo of time and space?
Uninterrupted sleep, with no distractions, no responsibilities, just your atoms floating through the vast echo of time and space?
December 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Do you ever feel like the best Christmas present would be sleep?
Uninterrupted sleep, with no distractions, no responsibilities, just your atoms floating through the vast echo of time and space?
Uninterrupted sleep, with no distractions, no responsibilities, just your atoms floating through the vast echo of time and space?
I take gratitude
in the little things,
the pause
between moments,
sun on skin,
the sound of rain,
warmth, tea, books.
Moments when
my heart
becomes full
all by itself.
#vss365 #dailywritingprompt #gratitude #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
(artist unknown but I ❤️ it)
in the little things,
the pause
between moments,
sun on skin,
the sound of rain,
warmth, tea, books.
Moments when
my heart
becomes full
all by itself.
#vss365 #dailywritingprompt #gratitude #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
(artist unknown but I ❤️ it)
December 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I take gratitude
in the little things,
the pause
between moments,
sun on skin,
the sound of rain,
warmth, tea, books.
Moments when
my heart
becomes full
all by itself.
#vss365 #dailywritingprompt #gratitude #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
(artist unknown but I ❤️ it)
in the little things,
the pause
between moments,
sun on skin,
the sound of rain,
warmth, tea, books.
Moments when
my heart
becomes full
all by itself.
#vss365 #dailywritingprompt #gratitude #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
(artist unknown but I ❤️ it)
Her eyes twinkled.
"You mean this?" She held up her hand to display a bulbous mood ring.
"Yeah, that," he said, piqued.
"I #regret to inform you that it belongs to me now."
"Is that so?"
"As you well know, the ring decides who gets to wear it."
Which irked Stavros off no end.
#vss365 #part3 #tbc
"You mean this?" She held up her hand to display a bulbous mood ring.
"Yeah, that," he said, piqued.
"I #regret to inform you that it belongs to me now."
"Is that so?"
"As you well know, the ring decides who gets to wear it."
Which irked Stavros off no end.
#vss365 #part3 #tbc
December 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"We've met before," said Stavros.
"I don't recall," lied Boho.
"You were trolleyed -"
"You haven't answered my question."
"Well," he said, his voice a purr. "I believe you have something of mine."
Her eyes flashed. "Oh?"
"Come on. We all know what a talented thief you are."
#vss365 #part2 #tbc
"I don't recall," lied Boho.
"You were trolleyed -"
"You haven't answered my question."
"Well," he said, his voice a purr. "I believe you have something of mine."
Her eyes flashed. "Oh?"
"Come on. We all know what a talented thief you are."
#vss365 #part2 #tbc
December 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
"I'm Bohemia Sublime," she said, "Boho, for short."
"Stoked to meet you," he said, eyes like a forest fire. "They call me Stavros Diamanté."
"Mmmm," she said, hair flying in the wind. "What brings you to my realm?"
(tbc)
#vss365 #dailywritingprompt #boho #blueskyprose #writingcommunity #microflash
"Stoked to meet you," he said, eyes like a forest fire. "They call me Stavros Diamanté."
"Mmmm," she said, hair flying in the wind. "What brings you to my realm?"
(tbc)
#vss365 #dailywritingprompt #boho #blueskyprose #writingcommunity #microflash
December 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"I'm Bohemia Sublime," she said, "Boho, for short."
"Stoked to meet you," he said, eyes like a forest fire. "They call me Stavros Diamanté."
"Mmmm," she said, hair flying in the wind. "What brings you to my realm?"
(tbc)
#vss365 #dailywritingprompt #boho #blueskyprose #writingcommunity #microflash
"Stoked to meet you," he said, eyes like a forest fire. "They call me Stavros Diamanté."
"Mmmm," she said, hair flying in the wind. "What brings you to my realm?"
(tbc)
#vss365 #dailywritingprompt #boho #blueskyprose #writingcommunity #microflash
Reposted by Nina Nazir
Sounds about right.
December 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Sounds about right.
I listen to the
sparrow's soliloquy, then
rise from my womb bed.
#vss365 #dailywritingprompt #soliloquy #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
sparrow's soliloquy, then
rise from my womb bed.
#vss365 #dailywritingprompt #soliloquy #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
December 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I listen to the
sparrow's soliloquy, then
rise from my womb bed.
#vss365 #dailywritingprompt #soliloquy #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
sparrow's soliloquy, then
rise from my womb bed.
#vss365 #dailywritingprompt #soliloquy #blueskypoetry #dailyhaikuprompt #writingcommunity #micropoem
Reposted by Nina Nazir
The White House surrenders at 138 million views. Sabrina wins.
December 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The White House surrenders at 138 million views. Sabrina wins.