by the Read Write Poem Staff
NaPoWriMo: 30 Poems in 30 days. We have committed to giving you a new prompt every day of the month, so you can NaPoWriMo, or simply immerse yourself in as much poetry as you want to or can during April. (National Poetry Month in the United States, but all are welcome to play.)
This is the post where you add yourself to the “gonna do it” crew. It’s a very loose pledge, just say something in the comments.
We’re calling our prompt mavens (Carolee, Christine and Jill with assistance from Jessica and Juliet) the “madwomen standing outside the supermarket door shoving poems into unsuspecting shoppers’ pockets” this year. (They might need to be committed after writing all these prompts.)
Want to sign up for daily poeming? Need to sign up? Link your blog in the comments. We’ll leave this post up on top for the month of April so you can add your name, find your fellow sufferers writers. Kibbitz, moan or party about all things poetry.
And, because we know everyone loves badges to mark escapades like this, here’s one for you to use, made by Dana Guthrie Martin. (Thanks, Dana!)
NaPoWriMo history
Maureen Thorson started NaPoWriMo and last year told us: “I have been doing this for around five years, and many have followed in my wake! If you plan to participate, go forth and do so! NaPoWriMo is free, requires no license, and wants you to propagate it in new and foreign soils.” 
I’m a prose writer but accidentally wrote a poem today. I never write poems. And I did it before I knew April was National Poetry Month. I’m taking it as a sign. I’m taking on the challenge here and will keep up as best I can.
I’m in! This should distract me from my still unfinished NaNoWriMo Novel (I made it way over my word count, but it just won’t seem to finish).
My poems will go here:
http://BeneathTheSoundOfHope.blogspot.com
I’m all in.
I’ll have a go at it!
I’ve joined in.
I’m going to do it..and stay sane!
This is my second year. I have been thinking about it all March and then I nearly missed the first day!
Look forward to seeing everyone’s stuff. Good luck!
totes ready for this. bring it.
ok i am embodying my destiny or at least a part of it ready go!
Looking forward to the joy and challenge of writing something new every day. I just hope I can keep up!
I’m in! But I don’t have a blog. Where? how? I swear I can come up with 30 poems but I need advice on the blog part.
After a devastation of my life some 20+ years ago I had no poetry in me…for a long time. 20 years. This winter the ice cracked. I’m baaaaacckk, eager to jump in.
First time for me! Looks like fun.
i’m in
a little late, but ready.
http://aphasiae.wordpress.com
I’m already a day behind and I don’t trust myself to really do this. While others are ready to jump in I’m likely to be found over in the wading pool pretending I’ve found minnows…..
FOR CYNTHIA WALKER: Starting your blog will be so easy. Click here for a tutorial and you’ll be up and blogging in no time. And I’ll be looking for your poetry!
http://weblogs.about.com/od/creatingablog/ss/BloggerTutorial.htm
First time… but will try to do my best!
First time here, but I am keen to get into this.
http://keyboardpecker.blogspot.com
http://keyboardpecker.blogspot.com
My first time here.
So down. This seems fun.
I’m doing it!
I am in again! I did this last year and it was a great challenge. I even self-published them as a booklet for my friends and family. My poems will be posted on my regular blog, so fair warning– they’ll be mixed with some daily minutae and “mommy-blogging.” Looking forward to reading (and writing) lots of new things!!
I’m posting poems on a blog that’s just for NaPo:
http://robinreagler.wordpress.com/
Happy poeming, y’all!
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jumping in, feet first.
I am in…
EXCITED…
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Ooo, I am so participating in this. I’ve participated in NaNoWriMo with no avail. But since this is poetry, I will stick to it.
<3 Lauren
I’m in!
I’m gonna do it!
hopping onto the bandwagon! i’ve done nanowrimo, so hopefully this ought to be some good, non-stressful fun.
POETRY GO!
I’m going to give it a try, as long as haikus and limericks are acceptable.
this is a great idea; i’m in. thanks.
I’m just starting to write poetry. Most is junk, but I’m happy to be blowing out the cobwebs. Thanks for the prompts.
Doing it – loving it, and yes, why not 365 poems in 365 days?
I’m posting here: http://www.poets.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18588
and here: http://davejarecki.com/blog/category/creative/poetry/napowrimo/
I just found this, but I’ve been playing along without knowing it.
I am a little leery of posting my poems on my blog– but that fear probably means I should do it, so I’m in.
i’m already late, but i’m in.
Hi! I’m NaPoWriMo-ing at my blog, poemAddiction at http://poemaddiction.wordpress.com/. Stop by if y’all have a chance. I’ve opened it up as a collaborative poetry blog for April to some of my friends, and we’re all waxing poetic.
I’d love to see the writing prompts every morning!
Stopping by just to say writing is fun; the more you write, the more you don’t want to stop
Four poems down!
Oh, hey. I didn’t know this was an official thing. I just got it off a friend’s journal and have been playing along. So, um, woot?
I will attempt to do this, but won’t force it on days inspiration fails to find me.
Better late than never!
OK, I am in.
I’m a bit late in finding this, but I’d love to participate! I look forward to all the poems that will result. I’m doing this in conjunction with another site’s challenges, so I’m shooting for two poems a day! O_o wish me luck. . .
I’m trying to decide if I’m going to link the other two, which I wrote on the same day, because I was late.
This one doesn’t follow the prompt either.
but it’s my favorite, so far.
ps. yes, that does mean i’ll do it. i’m only going to link the poems, not the rest of my blog, although i suppose that’ll be accessible too.
this should be easier than nanowrimo. which nearly killed me until i gave up. haha.
anywho, see you on the other side.
peace
and
flying.
I am starting late-
but hopefully not too late!:)
Writing exhausts me!
I try my best to avoid it, but I am not very good
at avoiding things.
Sign me up!
i’m in. found it on facebook
So far so good! But I’m thinking maybe we need a couple of prompts per day – have trouble fitting in!
I am on my sixth and haven’t felt so good about commitment in a long time. This month has been beautiful. I am doing a series of letter poems.
I’m in. I’ve been posting daily since the 1st, but only found you all today. At least at this moment, I seem to be doing only tanka, but we’ll see how that develops.
Let’s see, I’m a bit late…but it’s worth a try! I once wrote a poem-a-day for a year…a month shouldn’t be too hard.
I am joining in, but late. I’ll catch up!
I’m joining (on the 7th). I just finished Script Frenzy. Kind of shy, probably won’t share poems at this point.
I’m a tad late to the party!
Yes, I’m in!
I’m all for it ^.^
This is a test post because it wasn’t working in the comments section of NaPoMo #8 My Fisrt
Joining in a little late due to illness.
Won’t be publishing them online though as new to poetry writing and not brave enough to share!
http://lyndasbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/blog-post.html
I’ll join in!
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Glad to have everyone here.
Even if you don’t want to share your poems you are heartily welcome to hang out, get inspired, comment.
As long as it is polite and poetry-related (and everyone has been champs about that) we are all eyes!
(We will delete non-poetry comments. Or extra comments, just to help out.)
I took the challenge but am running out of ideas so I am here for promptz, thanx!
I’m late, I’m late,
it puts me in a scrape…
on my shoulder you must tap,
the daily stress will be my trap.
Maaan, I’ve been wanting to do this ever since I did NaNoWriMo last year. I’m too late ;-;
I’m too late to officially join napowrimo but since I’m writing a poem a day anyway, and could sure use the inspiration of a few prompts, I’ll put my name here
Thanks.
I’ve been participating but have yet to add my name and would be happy to do it for solidarity’s sake.
Starting late, but count me in!
Hi
i am playing NaPoWriMo for the first time. so far so good, 13 days (and 13 poems) and counting. hope to last the distance.
Hi,
just wondering, is it too late to join midway?
It’s never too late, although you might get brain freeze if you try to catch up!
Join in the fun. Write a poem from now until April 30 & call it a half-marathon. 13 miles is still a long run; 15 poems in a row is still a lot of writing!
I’ve been participating – not always writing a poem a day, but I’m up to 20 poems this month, which is a lot for me. Write on, everyone!
I am so in. If only I had known about this earlier! But I will try to keep up as much as possible. This is probably one of the better things I’ll be doing with my time anyway–school kills my spirit.
I am writing a poem each day — a haiku, because I know I can manage to keep up with something that size. Though they haven’t all posted on time (thanks to the learning curve on my smartphone), I am so far managing at least one a day! Not to say they’re good, just that they are being written.
am in! i hope am able to keep the pace of writing though!
I spent Easter and the next ten days in hospital. I am sorry I have missed much. Will try to post poems.
love-bd