I’ve signed up to participate in NaPoWriMo (National Poetry Writing Month) which begins April 1. I am terrified. I’m not a poet who can write on demand, poetic thoughts don’t flow out of my head into my fingers just. like. that. They just don’t. I actually don’t know what possessed me to sign up to write a poem every day for 30 days. I mean, I can write something every day but I won’t consider it poetry.
Well, one of two things will happen. Either I will write something every day and most of it will be mediocre or I will write maybe once or twice a week and it will be acceptable. I guess time will tell.
Charlotte Hamrick 
I have faith in you. Use this month to prove that anything can be done with the right amount of willpower behind it.
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You’re a doll, Juice. Thanks for the encouragement. I see you signed up too and I think it’s great! Maybe we can cheerleader each other. 🙂
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zouxzoux, I hear what your saying, I am feeling uneasy about signing up, too. Last year seemed like it was the right thing to do, but now I am getting nervous. I write every day, be it good or bad:), most times it’s not very good.
Did you know that Big Tent put up 7 prompts and will be doing that through April. I think it helps having some prompts to work from, they posted them this past Monday. You should go check them out. It gives us, a bit of a head start. Hope this is some helpful information for you. I’ll be seeing you on the napo circuit.
Pamela
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Thanks for the info about Big Tent, Pamela. I’ll check it out. Good luck and I’ll be visiting you even more during NaPoWriMo!
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I normally don’t write every day, but I’m looking forward to writing a poem a day in April. I did it last year and am planning to do so again. I’m nervous too, but also excited. I’m not happy with all the poems I wrote last year; some were definitely mediocre. But it was worth it for the sheer fun and the handful of poems that I thought were good. Prompts from Poetic Asides, Writer’s Island, and Big Tent Poetry should definitely help me. I hope you try it and have fun too.
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I’m going to give it a try. I may not post every single day but I’ll try. Thanks for your comments and encouragement, Mr. Walker!
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Good luck for you! That’s a real challenge.
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It’s a good exercise to not be worried about perfection
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