Nearly that time again! To do or not to do?! I did manage to write a poem a day throughout last April (at least in first draft) and a few of them went on to see the light of day properly afterwards. But, having committed to the project, I did find it a wee bit stressful, given the inevitable other calls on my time.
There's something very motivating though about being part of a truly world-wide phenomenon. National Poetry Month started in the States and Canada twenty years ago and then in 2003 Maureen Thorson, a poet living in Washington DC, linked it to a poetry writing exercise where people posted on their blogs the poems they'd written daily throughout the month. NaPoWriMo was born. It's certainly taken off since.
If you're moved to have a go - and I think I shall probably do so - there are some great prompts put together this year by mslexia and the Poetry School. Have a look on the website (www.mslexia/workshop/poetry-writing-workshops) and think about it!
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