Have you heard the term zillennials? If not, no worries! I talk about it today – just a brief zip-zap-zoom and then we will move on to discovering zilots and zhar-ptistas next!
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Say Hello to the Zillennials
The term “Zillennial” refers to a micro-generation that kind of blur the line between the Millennials and the Gen Zs, hence the neologism ‘zillennial.’ They have evolved almost in parallel with the internet!!
While there isn’t a universally agreed-upon date range for Zillennials, they are generally considered to be those born in the late 1990s to early 2000s. So do you know a zillenial? I know I do!!
Zany Zilots for Zillennials and Others
Zilot & Other Important Rhymes
Zilot & Other Important Rhymes by Bob Odenkirk with illustrations by Erin Odenkirk, and contributions by Nate and Naomi Odenkirk (Children’s Poetry | 4 – 9 years, and up)
Description: Emmy Award-winning and New York Times bestselling writer, comedian, and actor Bob Odenkirk and his daughter, illustrator Erin Odenkirk, present poetic nonsense for all ages perfect for fans of Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky!
My Thoughts: Zany and zesty and zealous too!
Note: A zilot btw refers to the coolest type of home-made fort ever! And I love Bon Odenkirk but did not make the connection of the author to the actor until I went and read the author bio!
A Zhar-ptista’s Zaijian to her Zillennials!
NaPoWriMo’s Day 30 prompt (yay!) is to write a poem in which the speaker is identified with, or compared to, a character from myth or legend, as in Claire Scott’s poem “Scheherazade at the Doctor’s Office.”
Decided to also include the APAD prompt for Day 30: Write a The End poem (a stretch but I include ‘partings’ and ‘farewell’s and the day’s ‘end’ too; and dVerse’s Quadrille prompt – a 44 word poem including a form of the word ‘blaze‘
I have always loved the firebird in the Ukranian fairy tales I read as a child (and still reading about the many Prince Ivans and the Vasilisas and the Baba Yagas!!) so I used that today as inspiration. Plus, the Slavic name for the firebird is zhar-ptitsa (fitting into the letter Z for the day!)
Farewell Feathers
Deep within, a Maryushka-spirit beams,
My home, a haven of woven dreams.
Yet, like the blazing zhar-ptitsa’s flight,
Urged by the labor-falcon’s cries,
I part from loved ones with a sigh.
Each farewell, my heart’s feathers descend
Each tear longing for the day’s end.
~ Vidya Tiru @ LadyInReadWrites
Almost Done, and You Can Give in to the Zzzzs Soon
My Z name is Zainab meaning ‘fragrant flower’
And the Z Bollywood songs for you are
Zara Zara from Rehna Hain Tere Dil Mein
Zindagi ki yahi reet hain from Mr. India
And Now, the End of this Post
Dear reader, do let me know if you have read the book listed today? Will you attempt a poem today? Do share any book recommendations, poetry you loved or wrote, and of course, all and any thoughts on this post.
I am linking up to A-Z, Blogchatter, UBC, NaPoWriMo
And you can find all my A-Z posts (this year and previous years’ as well) here:
Nice finish to the A to Z. Congrats!
A wonderful and heartfelt farewell.
What w wonderful way to finish the challenge. Much love until next time.
Z is such a fun letter. I love the poems you came up with!
This is a lot of ZZZZZZZ. Now to say them quickly for tongue twisters.
I’ve never heard of zillenials before until now. I sure do love this poem you came up with though. It’s really good.
I’ve never heard of zillenials before. Fun to hear all these different uses of z words so creatively.
Your explanation of zillennials really helped me grasp the concept. Also, thanks for the book recommendation – “Zilot & Other Important Rhymes” sounds like a delightful read for both kids and adults alike.
oh that’s interesting about Zillennials, I didn’t know that! It’s funny because there’s also a micro-generation called Xennial (between Gen X and millennial), which I am and strongly identify with!
Yes, I have heard of zillenials before. So many creative ways to using the z words, what a cool poem.
I have a son and daughter that are both Zillenials if your dates are correct. Thsi si super cool ansd love the names they come up with for gnerations.
I like this dramatic farewell and your blending of prompts. This line is so lovely “My home, a haven of woven dreams”.
Excellent coup de grâce to the end of the alphabet challenge!
This is delightful, Vidya! I really enjoyed it 😀
Sincerely,
David