Poetry Friday, Week 12: Previewing National Poetry Month

3/24/2022

Amy at The Poem Farm is hosting Poetry Friday this week.
She's looking back at the previous National Poetry Months as she prepares for 2022 National Poetry Month. Do you have a proverb waiting to be a poem? Check out Amy's idea for April.

2022 National Poetry Month Here

For more than ten years, I have participate in the monthly challenge of writing and posting a poem a day for April. I've written haiku, haiga, chose words with "LL" and write poems for those words, collaborated with a nature photographer and wrote NW creature poem, written food poems, and worked on revisions.

As I started to ponder what to do for 2022, I had this grand idea left over form the #februallage poem. Then I had a little heart to heart with myself. About staying focused. About finishing the revision I want to finish before June on my WIP. So this year, instead of running and diving headlong into the new shiny idea, I am hanging out with my WIP. It's important and deserves my attention.

That said, for Poetry Fridays I have three great author interviews as well as celebrating a new anthology for middle schoolers. Please enjoy this video about Poetry Friday here for the next month

Linda Mitchell

3/24/2022 06:13:49 pm

Go, Jone, Go! Write that WIP. I fully support your sticking with the WIP. Can't wait to see it all done and ready for publication!

Amy Ludwig VanDerwater link

3/25/2022 04:29:45 am

I love seeing your projects, Jone, and I'm with you and Linda - here's to finishing your project! Enjoy the month...and thank you in advance for all of your generous offerings. Here we go! xo

PATRICIA J FRANZ link

3/25/2022 07:47:17 am

I, too, am committing to "head-down-write-revise-write" this spring! Thank you for the video!

Robyn Hood Black link

3/25/2022 09:32:30 am

Yes, yes - You GO, girl - and I admire your self-discipline. Looks like you've got some awesome April posts cooked up, too! XO

Susan T. link

3/25/2022 09:40:21 am

Ten years of poems every day in April. That is amazing, Jone! I need to make some plans for National Poetry Month, and share some poems with the children I read to.

Linda Baie link

3/25/2022 09:47:11 am

Sounds like a great plan, Jone, taking care of the important parts for you! I'm reading African Town right now, loving it!

Ruth link

3/25/2022 03:35:13 pm

A lot to look forward to!

Mary Lee

3/26/2022 08:10:36 am

Your WIP and your future readers thank you for your focus and self-discipline this Poetry Month! Looking forward to those interviews!!

Rose Cappelli

3/26/2022 10:13:26 am

Good luck on all your creative work, Jone! And for making a plan and sticking with it.

Michelle Heidenrich Barnes link

3/27/2022 10:48:52 am

Hi Jone! Look at you getting all techno saavy with your video preview of NPM. I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who needs to have consistent heart-to-heart talks with myself. Even more glad that you're actually listening. :) Looking forward to the great (and manageable month) you have planned.

Heidi Mordhorst link

3/27/2022 06:14:09 pm

Oh, Jone--you and I are both in the position of having to monitor our focus, our aspirations, aren't we!? Wishing you a ton of time for your WIP. Looking forward to your interviews.

Elisabeth link

3/27/2022 08:53:01 pm

Wishing you a productive month as you focus on revising your WIP. I look forward to your interviews and other posts during the coming month.

Carol Varsalona link

3/28/2022 05:53:14 am

Jone, Eye surgery has left me tired and missing many poetry reads on set dates. Hence, I missed your post last Friday so this week is catch up week. I look forward to all your wonderful events this April.

Michelle Kogan link

3/30/2022 06:06:39 pm

Glad you are setting time aside to work on your WIP, I'm doing that too, with a bird poetry book I'm working on. I looking forward to your poems and book reviews, thanks Jone!

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