by Maxima Kahn | May 23, 2018 | Creative Sparks, Inspired Creativity
Get your imagination sizzling with this creativity prompt to create an ode. In this post I walk you through Ellen Bass’ lovely poem Ode to the First Peach. I show you what makes the poem sing and how to create your own ode in any art form you choose. This prompt... 
by Maxima Kahn | May 9, 2018 | Creative Sparks, Dream Creation, Soulful Living
What Are dreams? Why Do They Matter? Each of us, like a flower or tree, is encoded with who we are meant to be, what we are here to give, our unique beauty and gifts. Each of us is encoded with dreams, desires, longings and visions that are here to lead us to the life... 
by Maxima Kahn | Apr 3, 2018 | Creative Sparks
The Chinese character for poetry is made up of two parts, “word” and “temple.”* Let us enter the sacred word temple of poetry. Let us be housed by holy words. What makes a poem holy? The care it took to select each word like a stone, carve it to a perfect fit with... 
by Maxima Kahn | Mar 29, 2018 | Creative Sparks
Is there one thing that makes the difference between a happy, prolific creative life and a frustrating one filled with fits and starts? In this post, I answer this and how it can change your whole life, not just your creativity. About a week ago, I went to a wonderful... 
by Maxima Kahn | Mar 20, 2018 | Creative Sparks
Today is the Spring Equinox or Vernal Equinox, the turning point to the season of Springtime in the Northern Hemisphere. The Spring equinox turns us to new beginnings, new shoots coming up out of the earth, new budding things. Life begins anew. It is a time of...