Dear writers,

Happy World Poetry Day. This poetry day, we are delighted to share advice from one of the best poets on YQ, Yash Raj Goswami aka aviD. This is his suggestion to our writers:

Don’t seek pity. Make art out of your suffering. Don’t be a sob-story. No one likes naked sadness. You have got to dress it up. Like I’ve said before art is the pretty dress we weave to cover the naked ugliness of reality. Try to avoid clichés as much as possible. I mean, “I was your password and you’re mine” and “I wanted love, He wanted lust” is done to death now. Make me tear up with something new. I would love to cry, but make it worthwhile.

- YQ Baba