Happy Birthday, Lloyd Schwartz

 

April 7: John Roche Kicks off National Poetry Month

 

 

John Roche made contact with me after my first book came out from FootHills Publishing. He sent me a copy of his then-latest collection, also from FootHills, The Joe Poems: the Continuing Saga of Joe the Poet. It was totally up my alley. Since then, I've had the honor of being included in two of his projects, one of which was a continuation of the Joe the Poet mythos. It's only right I do the right thing and not only give him the first feature of National Poetry Month but also make sure you buy his latest book, Joe Rides Again: The Further Travels of Joe the Poet.

Join us on April 7 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET by clicking this link.

The meeting ID is 826 7647 1053

Password: stonesoup

Thank You for Reading Us During National Poetry Month

Russell duPont concludes our Monday features of poet/artists during April every Monday. Thanks for joining us on this busy day at Oddball Magazine.

National Poetry Month is Not Over Yet

We continue our poet/artist showcase with work by Stephan Anstey. A lot of good extra work today at Oddball Magazine.

New Voices, New Work

Today we feature poets never seen before on our site. Let's welcome both new poet Yehya Barakat and new contributing artist Amy Donnelly. We're making every Wednesday count during National Poetry Month. Thank you for visiting Oddball Magazine.

Happy National Poetry Month

At a time when the U.S. economy is in an apparent black hole, I'm sure there will be a lot of attention given to this form of art almost everyone does for zero pay.

April 1: Stone Soup's Online Open Mic Continues

I'm so glad that I'll be able to still have Stone Soup kick off National Poetry Month on April 1. I hope you will all be able to join me tomorrow. Just follow the instructions below.

Download the Zoom App for free.

Join host Chad Parenteay this Wednesday from 7:00 to 9:00 PM via this link.

The meeting ID is 287-429-693

Password: stonesoup

Email me at chadpoetforhire@yahoo.com with any questions.

One Day Before National Poetry Writing Month

I submitted this blog to the National/Global Poetry Writing Month site this morning. That means people might be visiting here. And so, a little introduction.

My name is Chad Parenteau. I'm a poet, writer, author, editor ,commentator, reviewer and host of Boston's Stone Soup Poetry readings. I first participated in this poem-a-day challenge in 2005. Since then, I've taken part in the event every year except for 2014. I've finished most of those Aprils with at least thirty poems. I often don't write a poem a day most years, but I do my best to have 30 by month's end.

 In recent years, in addition to the annual event, I also do other challenges like Stone Soup Croutons, a series of poems based on the weekly open mic I host. Then there's the more recent Picture to Page series where I write poems based on photos I've taken. I'll still be doing those exercises, which won't count towards the 30 poems for April.

I also manage Oddball Magazine, an interesting online journal that might make the perfect home for some of the work you finish this April.

I post a lot of poetry and non-poetry related news, so if you want to only read my daily entries for NaPoWriMo/NaPoGloMo only, you can follow this link.

Finally, if you want to follow me after April, you can get essential updates at my main site. I'll be updating both it and this blog later today with information about Stone Soup's online open mic tomorrow from 7-9 PM.

If you came from the main NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo page and you're reading this, leave a comment below with a link to your own page. I still have a day job amidst the current crisis and many other things to keep me busy, so it's harder for me to explore, but I would love to visit your web page later.

Help Support the First Cambridge Poetry MashUp in April

Toni Bee's newest project for National Poetry Month event starts on April 8, with other events throughout the month, including April 18th, which will be hosted in part by myself and other members of Stone Soup Poetry. I encourage you to support this event by attending as many dates as you can and supporting Toni through her GoFundMe page. Please help make real Toni's vision of a poetry festival that is truly diverse and truly represents Cantabrigians from all walks of life.