Hello everyone!

Welcome to the last OLN of the month of March. As always, OLN is an opportunity for you to share any ONE poem via Mr. Linky. You can then join us on the poetry trail, reading and commenting on the works of other poets. There is no particular theme or form required. Please feel free to respond to a prompt you may have missed or take inspiration from the optional mini-prompt below.

Since March is also women’s history month, I thought I would introduce you to one of my favourite painters, Amrita Sher-Gil, a Hungarian-Indian painter.

Born to a Hungarian mother and an Indian Jat Sikh aristocrat on 30th January 1913, Dalma-Amrita showed her artistic talents at a young age. Though she started painting at the age of five, she started studying painting formally from the age of eight. At the age of sixteen she sailed to Europe and trained as a painter in Paris. Her earlier paintings show the western influences. While there, she was advised ( because of the richness of her colouring) to move to east to find a truer atmosphere. Her paintings in India were influenced by Tagore, Jamini Roy and the Bengal school of art.

She lead a bohemian life and is said to be attracted to both men and women. She was married to her cousin Viktor Egan. In 1941 they moved to Lahore, in undivided India. Sadly, just before her first major solo show, she fell ill and slipped into coma. She passed away on 5th December 1941, at the young age of 28. She left behind a rich legacy in the form of more than hundred paintings. Most of them are in private collections. Around 44 of her paintings are at the National Gallery of Modern Art. Many later day Indian painters have been inspired by her.

You can read more about Amrita Sher-Gil here and here.

For the mini prompt today, choose any one of the paintings shared above to inspire your verse.

Before you write a poem to the mini prompt or link a poem of you choice, I have some news to share with you all. (Drum rolls please…) We are going to celebrate the 15th anniversary of our dVerse in 2026!!! Stay tuned in for our plans for the celebrations!

If you are new to dVerse, here’s a step by step guide to join in:

• Write one poem and post it on you blog. Or pick an old one.
• Link your post to dVerse.
• Enter your name and direct link to your post (not blog) into Mr. Linky below.
• Drop into our comments section to say hello and join the fun.
• Do come back to read other fabulous entries.
• Mr. Linky will close at 3.00 pm EST on 29th March, Saturday,