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# I published 10 poems this month as part of a poetry challenge
- URL: https://journal.jatan.space/global-poetry-writing-challenge-2026/
- Published: 2026-04-30T11:59:43.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-30T14:39:52.000Z
- Author: Jatan
- Tags: Verses, Explore, Essays & Musings

April is [Global Poetry Writing Month](https://www.napowrimo.net/about/). Everyone participating from around the Web is encouraged to write a poem a day, optionally based on [each day’s prompt](https://www.napowrimo.net/2026/04/). It was my first time participating in this challenge. My goal was not to pen a poem a day for the sake of it but to write verses which express what I think and feel about various things. The collective challenge helped catalyze the process, just as the [photoblogging challenge](https://journal.jatan.space/first-photoblogging-challenge/) did in 2022\. I ended up publishing 10 pieces of poetry this month, all listed below. It includes two poems written in [Hindustani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindustani%5Flanguage), which was part of [my writing goals this year](https://journal.jatan.space/writing-goals-2026/). One poem I dedicate to my father, and one to my mother.

## On life

- [***Ars poetica***](https://journal.jatan.space/ars-poetica/)
- [***Resilience***](https://journal.jatan.space/resilience/)
- [***Muskān / मुस्कान / Smile***](https://journal.jatan.space/muskan/)
- [***For every child***](https://journal.jatan.space/for-every-child/)
- [***Rare lights***](https://journal.jatan.space/rare-friends/)
- [***So can you***](https://journal.jatan.space/so-can-you/)

## On space (and life)

- [***Selene, smashed not shattered***](https://jatan.space/selene-smashed-not-shattered/)
- [***Back to the Moon..***](https://jatan.space/back-to-the-moon/)
- [***Don’t screw up the Moon***](https://jatan.space/dont-screw-up-the-moon/)
- [***Antariksh ki pyaas / अंतरिक्ष की प्यास / The thirst for space***](https://jatan.space/antariksh-ki-pyaas/)

Do read the appended notes for each poem. If you resonated with any poem or verse in particular, you can [let me know](https://jatan.space/connect) or [tip me](https://journal.jatan.space/tip/) to celebrate human writing. ^\_^

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*If you liked these verses of mine, read* [***Seven uni-verses***](https://jatan.space/seven-uni-verses-poetry/)*, my globally published poetry pamphlet.*

![](https://jatan.space/content/images/2025/11/share-seven-universes-poetry-qr-3.jpeg) 

#### Seven uni-verses (booklet)

By [****Jatan Mehta**](https://jatan.space/about). Poetry on all that space evokes.

[About & Read →](https://jatan.space/seven-uni-verses-poetry/)