So layout issues aside (I’m working on it, I swear), tomorrow is going to be the first day of National Poetry Month [NPM]. I figure I’d mention it today since tomorrow is also April Fool’s, which might lead some of you to think I’m joking. But I assure you that I don’t kid about poetry! Well, okay, I do, but never NPM!
There are several ways you can enjoy it. One, I suggest you look around to see what events are happening in your city during April. There are probably lots of cool poetry readings you can attend! And you could also read your own writing if you like!
If not, then you could also just read poetry. Sign up for Knopf’s (imprint of Random House) Poem-A-Day newsletter, which only happens in Aprils! This year it’s dedicated in honor of the late John Updike.
check it out here: http://poem-a-day.knopfdoubleday.com/
You could also read the poem of the day from Poetry Daily,
another cool poetry site: http://poems.com/
If you’re really bold and want to test your wit, then you could take part in Writer’s Digest’s April Poem-A-Day Challenge! Each day, we’re given a prompt and construct a poem from said prompt. If you write one participate every day, you get a neato badge to put up on your blog or website haha. Not that that’s the best incentive, but hey, every poem gets considered for publication!
http://blog.writersdigest.com/poeticasides/
And if you’re ultimately lazy, then you could just read whatever I write here. Or something. Anything!
Be well, cyberspace!
ps. check my poems section all this month!
