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NaPoWriMo: Did She Make It?

Yes, I did manage to write my three remaining poems last night, much to my own surprise. I had to read them again this morning to see what they said because I was so tired when I wrote them. This is the good thing about a writing practice: at a

An hour and a half, and 3 Poems to Go

There’s an hour and a half left of April, I’m dead tired, and I have to squeeze out 3 more poems. The good news is, I just compiled the 27 I did manage to write, and they aren’t as bad as I thought they were. I originally

NaPoWriMo: Observations

There are only two days (counting today) of NaPoWriMo left, and I have just a handful of poems to finish. A few of the things I noticed during the month: * When it comes to poetry, I do far better with structure than with free-verse. With free-verse, there are just too

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National Poetry Writing Month: Magnetic Poetry

Not feeling very intrinsically inspired to write poetry last night, I finally whipped out the magnetic poetry for some help: Poems always look more fun as magnets, but in case that image is too blurry, this is the poem: This storm is hard music to face: A metal rain hurricane.

Imitation: The Sincerest Form of Flattery

So, another one of my tips for poetry month was to imitate another poet. I did an exercise like this in college once and loved it, except it was with prose. Essentially, I took a paragraph and replaced verb for verb, preposition for preposition, noun for noun, comma for comma.

What's Happening in my Writing World

Here’s what’s been happening in my Writing World in the past five days: 1. I fell off the NaPoWriMo poem-a-day wagon and am running behind it trying to get back on. 2. Despite this, I’m regretting not taking the plunge and trying Script Frenzy. Perhaps next year.

Who doesn't LOVE a love poem?

Yet another way to cheat during NaPoWriMo. My poem: My Love Your skin glows like the pear, blossoms luscious as the rose in the purest hope of spring. My heart follows your saxophone voice and leaps like a kitty at the whisper of your name. The evening floats in on

NaPoWriMo Tips

Despite my complaints, I’ve managed to write a poem a day for the first two days of N aPoWriMo. If you’re not so comfortable with outright cheating, here are a few ideas to help you break through writer’s block. 1. Use magnetic poetry. Magnetic poetry actually takes

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How to Cheat During NaPoWriMo

After confessing that I was stressing about a poem a day, a friend left a comment with this site that would allow NaPoWriMo cheating, if one does so desire. Here’s the poem I got: A mountainous range stood before the cold Little Red Riding Hood Scoff not at my

April 1 and Poetry on the Way

It’s only the first of April, and already I’m stressed at the thought of a poem a day.

April Writing Challenges

It’s the last day of March, and if you find yourself a sucker for writing challenges, roll up your sleeves for April. April is the month for Script Frenzy, a challenge to write a 100-page script in 30 days, and it’s also National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo) with

Weekend Writing Opportunity

If you’re looking for something to do this weekend (ha! does anyone have free time at this time of year?), these two poetry contests should keep you busy–they both have deadlines next week, but if you have a pretty collection ready to go, they could definitely be worthwhile.

Poetry and Pantoums

Tomorrow night I’m going to be in Madison, Wisconsin, reading my poem, “Angry Catholic Woman” from the GirlChild Press anthology, Just Like a Girl: A Manifesta! I feel nervous about it, as I’ve never considered myself much of a spoken-word artist, but I like Madison, and it was