Vikram Kapur

Writer, professor, UEA alum, author of 3 novels, words on several major platforms, shortlisted for various awards including the Commonwealth Short Story Prize.

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Today’s poem is selected by the Estate of Mary Oliver as part of the 20th anniversary of Read A Little Poetry.

We share this poem in celebration of Mary's birthday today, September 10th.

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“It's all very necessary, but it's still a lot— / to say I've been good as a mannerism, / to say I haven't as a fact.”

— Jon Sands

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This poem appeared in We Were Not Alone: A Community Building Art Works Anthology, published by Community Building Art Works, 2021.

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“You will love again the stranger who was your self.” 

— Derek Walcott

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This poem appeared in Collected Poems 1948-1984 by Derek Walcott, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1986. Shared here with profound gratitude.

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—Langston Hughes

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Be the breeze that softens hearts.
The light that brightens days. The soul that never forgets how to sing. 💚🎵

Happy Happy Morning
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[Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni @cdivakaruni]

I love this poem by C.D. Wright, one of her more accessible ones. My fave line: "I have seen people die of money."

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"Cities are not meant to be empty or quiet." Wrote this exactly four years ago today for the fantastic @MekongReview. Seems just as relevant in 2025 where so many cities remain terrorized. Have a read. #Delhi #Cities @ShivNadarUniv
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Anyone experienced this?!

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Here's the idiom of the day, "Dressed to the nines."

#vocabulary #amwriting #grammar

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Alternatives for Very #2 #vocabulary

[Vikram Kapur @kapurvikram1]

@HermitPen Well, then you will get a fair idea of the state of the nation's conscience.

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#QuoteoftheDay 'Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.'
#MartinLutherKing
Yes, silence is not always golden.

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A crash course in writing better fiction: 25 stories by #AliceMunro that you can read for free: (courtesy of @lithub) https://t.co/nYtbO8ABdX

[Vikram Kapur @kapurvikram1]

Well, to paraphrase a line from a Bollywood film: 'We are resilient. Not by choice but by force.'

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My #shortstory "Roommates" just came out in the esteemed #BeloitFictionJournal. Wonderful and humbling to be published with a Flannery O'Connor Prize for Short Fiction winner, Pushcart nominees, and someone who recently made the Pushcart anthology. @Writersmelon @WritersEdit

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#NotetoSelf

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#Sundaythought In writing, as in life, be patient. You'll find that it's worth it.