Happy NaPoWriMo Eve

NaPoWriMo graphic by Maureen Thorson.

 

Tomorrow is Happy Poetry Month and Happy National Poetry Writing Month (or, Happy Global Poetry Writing Month if you're so inclined). I'm a blogger with almost two decades worth of tags, so I keep it National Poetry Writing Month out of habit (though I've since added the GloPoWriMo tags). 

 

I'll be starting early Monday morning. Thank you if you are visiting this blog via the Na/GloPoWriMo site (and thank you, Maureen Thorson). Here's a little about me.

I 'm a poet who has been writing since my teens and blogging since my thirties. 

I host a reading series in Boston called Stone Soup Poetry. I also host a private Stone Soup Facebook group for NaPoWriMo if you're interested. 

 

I also am the Associate Editor of Oddball Magazine, just in case you're looking for a place to send your poems after April.

I have regular features on this blog. One of them is my American Haiku series every Wednesday morning. Another is my Stone Soup Croutons poem every Friday complimenting the Stone Soup reading of that week

If that  wasn't enough, I have a Patreon where I post multiple series of poems and short pieces you can view if you're a subscriber. 

Finally, I write a regular Comic Book Haiku series for the pop culture journal The Ugly Monster, which has also featured my pop culture poetry in the past and might do so again soon.

None of those poems will count towards April's 30/30. None of them.

My weekly poems count as quick runs to keep me disciplined and in shape.

National Poetry Writing Month is my big run, my Boston Marathon. 

Last year I was successful with all these plates spinning. I hope I am again. I hope I write something you enjoy. 

 

Most importantly, I wish you the best of luck with whatever writing you get done this month. Thirty poems, or three poems, I hope they were worth doing.

If you want to skip all the other stuff on my blog and get to the good stuff, follow this link.

First poem coming soon.