Comments on: in case you were wondering: napowrimo 2009

By: Read Write Poem

Read Write Poem — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:13:15 +0000

Thank you very much, poets!! This has been a fabulous NaPoWriMo at RWP.

Whether you got 30 poems written or not, you made a lot of poetry and, we hope, found new inspiration and folks to read.

For those who did 100%: Wow! Doesn’t that feel great? Congratulations to you, too!

Comments are now closed. But RWP is still here for you every week.

By: Carla Dodd

Carla Dodd — Fri, 01 May 2009 02:52:17 +0000

Way, way behind on NaPoWriMo (working another poem-a-day for April too,) but here’s one for NaPoWriMo 8:

My Favorite Vowel

Conversation forgotten
in favor of his soft mouth
we lay tangled in the carpet
under the stairs

When he sat
upright
and announced
“Today we will go over
the alphabet.”

I pressed my body against his
hoping to convince him
To play hooky
(or at least dismiss early)
when he pulled me down to him
softly touching his forehead to mine
pushing my body arms’ distance back
hands on my waist

and said firmly:
“A.”

The student giggled at the lesson
Teacher locked his ankles
with mine
put his finger to his lips
widened his eyes
sternly said

“B.”

The warmth of his breath
on my neck
hands surveying the landscape
quieted me at
“C”

Teacher’s serious eyes kept the class in check
Until tangled bodies
An impatient pupil
(and the sense of a very long recess)
ended the lesson
at
“I.”

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:41:57 +0000

Me too! This was my first time and whew (!) has it been a workout.

By: Maya

Maya — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:05:01 +0000

I’ve been using RWP prompts – just forgot to say I’M IN!

By: greg

greg — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:36:56 +0000

UGHHHH just found this site today, I wish I’d known about it 26 days ago.

By: Linda Frances

Linda Frances — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:46:47 +0000

I know April is almost over; however, thirty days of writing poems sounds like fun—arduous fun. I’m in.

Linda

By: Donald Harbour

Donald Harbour — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:28:24 +0000

This is really getting ridiculous! Poetry should not be an assembly line spewing of inane words. If not inspired where is the art? A production line of verbal Pinatas, colorful but hollow paper mache anamorphic
verbal constructs.

Dungeon of life’s prison

By: malaika

malaika — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:03:00 +0000

i’m rusty – it’s been so many years since i’ve written, but i have been writing every day. so excited to discover some prompts – that will help. like some of the other commenters, i’m hoping that writing will get me in the proper mind frame and “good” will have to come later. thanks so much for doing this!

By: Melanie-bd

Melanie-bd — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:22:17 +0000

I spent Easter and the next ten days in hospital. I am sorry I have missed much. Will try to post poems.

love-bd

By: godess

godess — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:07:22 +0000

am in! i hope am able to keep the pace of writing though!

By: stidmama

stidmama — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:30:43 +0000

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.

By: Katrina

Katrina — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:47:20 +0000

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.

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:06:16 +0000

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!

By: Read Write Poem

Read Write Poem — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:35:15 +0000

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!

By: irenet

irenet — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:45:24 +0000

Hi,
just wondering, is it too late to join midway?

By: dsnake1

dsnake1 — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:25:34 +0000

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.

By: Emily J

Emily J — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:50:09 +0000

Starting late, but count me in!

By: Spike

Spike — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:55:21 +0000

I’ve been participating but have yet to add my name and would be happy to do it for solidarity’s sake.

By: sarah

sarah — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:39:21 +0000

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.

By: Kadalea

Kadalea — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 07:23:15 +0000

Maaan, I’ve been wanting to do this ever since I did NaNoWriMo last year. I’m too late ;-;