NaPoWriMo 2025 Afterthoughts

This year's National Poetry Writing Month stretch felt different.

I wish I didn't have to break the Emergency Haiku Glass as much as I did when I was on vacation, but overlooking that sad period, it wasn't too bad.

In fact, his is the first NaPoWriMo where I actually felt better about the work as I kept going.

NapoWriMo, Day Thirty, Poem Thirty

 

A Note from America

Dear Poetry:
You have

NapoWriMo, Day Twenty-Nine, Poem Twenty-Nine

 

Prolonged Illness

Diagnosis
of every

NapoWriMo, Day Twenty-Eight, Poem Twenty-Eight

 

Post-COVID Family Funeral

Around
coffin

of Would
Have Died
Anyway

NapoWriMo, Day Twenty-Seven, Poem Twenty-Seven

 

Why I Write (again)

Still alive?
why not?

Most here
would love

NapoWriMo, Day Twenty-Six, Poem Twenty-Six

 

MAGAchusetts

I plan to
wear blue

NapoWriMo, Day Twenty-Six, Poem Twenty-Five

 

Swallow

Last true
pulp hero

the last
mass-filled

NapoWriMo, Day Twenty-Five, Poem Twenty-Four

 

Holding

Your time
in the

hierarchy
pending.

NapoWriMo, Day Twenty-Four, Poem Twenty-Three

 

No Pride

Because
America

NapoWriMo, Day Twenty-Four, Poem Twenty-Two

 

Clear

Going
back to
your desk

NaPoWriMo, Day Twenty-Two, Poem Twenty-One

 

Emergency Haiku Glass Break #4

The poetry gods
have abandoned me for nearly 
a whole fucking week.

NaPoWriMo, Day Twenty, Poem Twenty

 

Emergency Haiku Glass Break #4

Shrouded of Turin fans
are just like wrestling fans,
*sob* It’s real to me!

NaPoWriMo, Day Twenty, Poem Nineteen

 

Emergency Haku Glass Break #3

Sounds while wandering 
Iggy Pop’s “The Passenger”
from four-star hotel.

NaPoWriMo, Day Eighteen, Poem Eighteen

 

Emergency Haiku Glass Break #2

Firehouse hog cries
For the love of God take me with you!
over and over.

NaPoWriMo, Day Eighteen, Poem Seventeen

 

Haiku Emergency Glass Break #1

Whenever you go

There you are asking yourself 

What were you thinking?

 

NaPoWriMo, Day Sixteen, Poem Sixteen

 

Just Tip

Every
bad
idea

happens
at
once?

Progress

Halfway through National/Global Poetry Writing Month. Click here to see how I'm doing.

NaPoWriMo, Day Fifteen, Poem Fifteen

 

Self-Fulfilled

Gaza Land,
Jill Stein
walking

NaPoWriMo, Day Fourteen, Poem Fourteen

 

Welcome to Future

Check only one.

⃞⃞    Cop

⃞⃞    Soldier

⃞⃞     Guest  

 

NaPoWriMo, Day Fourteen, Poem Thirteen

 

Doctored

Man
holds
droves