I want to wish all my NaPoWriMo friends the best of luck in this year's quest to write 30 poems in 30 days.
I'm hoping to join the fun, but with so much on my plate, I'm not going to beat myself up if I can't do it.
But I am certainly looking forward to reading an outpouring of wonderful poetry!
Enjoy the month!!
Showing posts with label poetry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poetry. Show all posts
Saturday, March 31, 2018
Saturday, April 1, 2017
NaPoWriMo 2017
I am excited to be attempting poetry again. Hopefully this year will go well.
Last year, I had just started a new job on March 28th, so writing a poem while still teaching three courses was a bit overwhelming. This year, I've got a year under my belt at the job, and I'm only teaching one course.
My job is at a domestic abuse and sexual violence organization. I run the thrift store that supplies a chunk of the money keeping the shelter doors open and the programs running. I also spend a lot of time with clients during their time shopping.
I've been playing with ideas of new lives, violence, family and so on. Let's see what makes it into the poetry. Of course, I may resort to 30 days of haiku! Good luck everyone! Let the poetry writing begin!
Last year, I had just started a new job on March 28th, so writing a poem while still teaching three courses was a bit overwhelming. This year, I've got a year under my belt at the job, and I'm only teaching one course.
My job is at a domestic abuse and sexual violence organization. I run the thrift store that supplies a chunk of the money keeping the shelter doors open and the programs running. I also spend a lot of time with clients during their time shopping.
I've been playing with ideas of new lives, violence, family and so on. Let's see what makes it into the poetry. Of course, I may resort to 30 days of haiku! Good luck everyone! Let the poetry writing begin!
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Ode to a Grader
This poem was published in the Delta Epsilon Sigma Journal, a national honor society for Catholic colleges and universities.
Sunday, April 26, 2015
NaPoWriMo #27 "Jamesean Dilemma, Pt. 2"
Jamesean Dilemma, Pt. 2
Two years ago, I made the leap.
I went from writing poems on paper
to crafting on machine. At first
I was afraid that by not using a pen,
something would get lost. But I think
we're fine. There's been no discernible
difference between penned or keyed poems.
But today, I sat down with only paper--
no access to machine--and stared.
The big expanse of white. The blue
lines, empty, eagerly awaiting the application
of ink, left me flummoxed. Floundering.
Could I still do it? Could I use one hand
alone, painfully handwriting, transforming
ideas in my head into squiggles on the page?
The jury's still out.
***
The original "Jamesean Dilemma" can be found here
Two years ago, I made the leap.
I went from writing poems on paper
to crafting on machine. At first
I was afraid that by not using a pen,
something would get lost. But I think
we're fine. There's been no discernible
difference between penned or keyed poems.
But today, I sat down with only paper--
no access to machine--and stared.
The big expanse of white. The blue
lines, empty, eagerly awaiting the application
of ink, left me flummoxed. Floundering.
Could I still do it? Could I use one hand
alone, painfully handwriting, transforming
ideas in my head into squiggles on the page?
The jury's still out.
***
The original "Jamesean Dilemma" can be found here
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