Reading led to writing
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (53450)
Staten Island, New York
July 30, 2026 5:03pm CST
I’m currently reading a poetry book called The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur.
While reading the book, some of the stuff I was reading led me to pause and start writing.
Next thing I know I have written three poems.
And I feel like there are more poems in me waiting to come out.
So much for reading the book in one sitting, which is what I intended to do.
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@Ineeddentures (47723)
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30 Jul
Well Lena
Please do post poems you have written
We would all love to read them
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
31 Jul
Two of the poems are published on my blog and the other will also be published there once I figure out the title. I cannot share links to them here I think.
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@Ineeddentures (47723)
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1 Aug
@lovebuglena
I think it's ok to share kinks to them here Lena
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
1 Aug
@Ineeddentures true. I ended up finishing the book the next day.
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@TheHorse (241003)
• Walnut Creek, California
31 Jul
@lovebuglena I usually enjoy writing. But sometimes I have to "force it out."
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
31 Jul
@TheHorse I don’t like it when I have to force it out.
@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
31 Jul
I usually always enjoy writing.
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
31 Jul
I like it when you eat something and it inspires you to bring something of your own to life.
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@celticeagle (194622)
• Boise, Idaho
31 Jul
How nice to find a book that was so interesting and brought all this out in you. Three poems is quite a lot I think.
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@TheHorse (241003)
• Walnut Creek, California
31 Jul
@lovebuglena What were the poems about?
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
31 Jul
@TheHorse They had to do with relationship/heartbreak.
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
31 Jul
That’s a good number for one day for sure.
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@moffittjc (129790)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Aug
Don't look at this situation as a bad thing, it did lead you to write three poems!
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@moffittjc (129790)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Aug
@lovebuglena Nice! So you accomplished reading the book and writing several poems!
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
4 Aug
@moffittjc Yep. I did. And now I’m reading Jennie Garth’s memoir.
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
1 Aug
True. I ended up finishing it the next day.
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@Deepizzaguy (125951)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Jul
Nice to know that you are enjoying your work writing poems.
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
31 Jul
I enjoy both reading and writing poetry. I’ve been writing poetry since high school I think.
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@Orson_Kart (8872)
• United Kingdom
31 Jul
I’ve written the odd bit of poetry. Some of it is on here. Mainly I write limericks or other humorous ditties.
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@Orson_Kart (8872)
• United Kingdom
31 Jul
@lovebuglena Great. I’ll write a one especially for you. It’s too late for me tonight, but I’ll try to knock one up tomorrow. 
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
31 Jul
I’ve written limericks as well. A fellow poet turned me on to them.
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
31 Jul
I want to see how many poems I’ve written this year so far and how many I’ve written last year. It will be interesting to see the numbers.
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@everwonderwhy (7380)
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3 Oct
Wow! How exciting! Would love to read your work. How is your writing going since?
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
31 Jul
They are on my blog and as far as I know, I don’t think we can share links to our blogs here.
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