Literary Impulse & Paper Poetry ‘Eudaimonia’ prompt | Final Selection
A Path to Flourishing Abundance
Paper Poetry’s eudaimonia celebration
All that I ask out of life is that it be constant and unending euphoria. Roman Payne
Peace balm perfuses from within A sustained state of euphoria Alignment of my mind, soul and spirit Profound eudaimonia ✨
© Carolyn Hastings 2021
There, I did it! ✨ A eudaimonia twittle. ✨ Oh, what a glorious feeling it is to see that magic 100 come up when I check the letter count on the character counter app. 😊 Yeah, I know. I’m a simple person. It doesn’t take much to fuel my eudaimonia!
But this isn’t about me and my eudaimonia. This is all about celebrating the finale of the eudaimonia prompted writing challenge that was jointly hosted by Literary Impulse (Shabd Aaweg Review) and Paper Poetry publications during February and March this year.
✨ Our Eudaimonia Catalogue ✨
Thanks to our wonderfully talented and diversified writers, we compiled an exquisitely unique catalogue of literary and visual art inspired by the fascinating human construct, eudaimonia. For the past couple of months, this collection of fine work has been displayed for all to enjoy on our homepage under the ‘Eudaimonia’ tag — a kaleidoscope of words, imagery, emotions and perspectives to enthrall and delight us.
From that collection, a short-list of pieces was submitted to Literary Impulse’s editorial team who then had the challenge of deciding the final selection to be published as an anthology e-book on Gumroad. The ten winning pieces were announced on the weekend by Somsubhra Banerjee and Suntonu Bhadra — here and here. We warmly congratulate each of the chosen writers and celebrate their most worthy achievement.
✨ Our Final Selection Winners ✨
We take particular pride and pleasure in the three pieces that were selected from our Paper Poetry eudaimonia catalogue. We ask you to join us in congratulating these gifted writers -
✨ Chloe Paulina Hawes for Many Dandelions — An exploratory free-verse poem and thoughtful note in response to the eudaimonia prompt Chloe challenges, entertains and educates us as she takes a journey of discovery to find out for herself the meaning and Ancient Greek historical roots of the term, eudaimonia.
life fulfillment is a flourishing meadow of pretty weeds we all have within ourselves.
✨ K. Barrett for My Eudaimonia — Where the Pencil Meets the Page — perfectly nothing more and nothing less Kara describes, with joyous almost incredulous wonder, how her recent discovery of writing has made her realize a part of herself that has lain dormant for years as she applied herself to life’s many and varied responsibilities.
There is euphoria Where the pencil meets the page Where I reclaim that part of me That I thought I lost to age
✨ Lee Ameka for Sometimes I Get It Right — For the little one (prose) In a beautiful dedication to her child, Lee shows, in vulnerable realism, what it is to be a modern-day mother heroically trying to keep to an unrelenting schedule of busyness, and how it’s the precious moments of young innocence that reward her with eudaimonia.
As I watched you in the mirror, your glowing smile lit up my soul as a thousand suns melted my organized heart.
✨ Our Eudaimonia Contributors
To our wonderful writers who contributed their beautiful words, shared pieces of themselves, and enriched us with their interpretation of eudaimonia, we give heartfelt thanks and appreciation. In alphabetical order, we say thank you to –
Amy Knight for True, Good and Beautiful — An acrostic poem Carolyn Hastings (yes that’s me!) for The Patchwork Quilt — A monoku and prose poem Charlene Marron for Quality Assurance — Experiencing eudaimonia in my life Dana Sanford for Childish — Eudaimonia David Rudder for Scripturient Scrolls — Eudaimonia is the answer Era Garg for Geranium’s Ikigai — A poem James G Brennan for Eudaimonia Paradise — Prompt response Jeff Langley for Tick Tick Boom — Alternatively, Boom Boom Tick Jenine Bsharah Baines for The Only Dream — Where I’m convinced the Divine spoke Josie Elbiry for Buoy Bell Gongs — Eudaimonia — in a rondelet Katie Michaelson for I’ve a Place of My Own — prose, prose-poem, and verse sharing the sacred place where I write Mia Verita for The Universe Sent Flowers and Poetry — εὐδαιμονία: A Collaboration Prompt By Literary Impulse & Paper Poetry Niaby for Eudaimonia’s Journey — Happiness comes when we face ourselves, when into darkness we do delve Penofgold (Claudia S Gold) for Tell Me the Dance of the Flowers — Model for me eudaimonia Dr. Preeti Singh for My Journey from Happiness to Eudaimonia — Contentment with positivity and fulfillment R Tsambounieri Talarantas for Take Feather and Sky Sasha kitty for The Lightning Crashed Into Him — Eudaimonia Suntonu Bhadra for Live Moments. Flowing Spirits. Purpose & Essence — What’s your eudaimonia presence? Viraji Ogodapola for To See You Through — Eudaemonia Wry Welwood for Eudaimonia — A voyage of words
Please take the opportunity now to explore these works for yourself. You will be glad you did. And while you’re there, be sure to engage with the writers. They will love to have your support and comments. ✨
Thank you to the editorial team at Literary Impulse — Rahul Sharma, Somsubhra Banerjee, Priyanka Srivastava, and Elisabeth Khan — for making the eudaimonia collaboration such an exciting and successful initiative for both publications. 🙏 💕
If you see a path to flourishing abundance and you don’t know what to do I suggest you follow it and let eudaimonia guide you ✨
© Carolyn Hastings 2021
On behalf of Suntonu, Indubala, and myself, we thank you for your valued support, and trust that you have been enlightened by the flourishing abundance of our eudaimonia writers. We look forward to bringing you much more of the same.
Rejoicing is grounded in gratitude, with a keen appreciation for yourself, others, your abundance, and the beauty around you.” ― Susan C. Young
Yours in joyful abundance,
Carolyn Hastings
Paper Poetry editors
