Scribemind #CreateItForward Challenge: April Poetry Challenge
You + me + April = 30 days of poetry.
Join me for the second Scribemind #CreateItForward Challenge of 2020: April Poetry Challenge. Here in the United States, April is National Poetry Month, and I personally think that spring is such a nice time for writing poems! But no matter the season or country you’re in, we’re in the midst of a pandemic and there’s never been a better time to write without pressure and let poetry capture our dreamiest, abstract thoughts.
How to Participate
There are two ways you can participate in this challenge:
Write a short poem every day.
Write one line of a poem each day and develop your poem over the course of the month.
You can write poems that follow traditional poetry structure (here’s a good overview!) or just free write! As with all Create It Forward challenges, this is a no-pressure writing challenge intended to be fun and stimulating.
Register for #AprilDailyPoem
Sign up here to get your starting kit, including 30 days worth of prompts, a desktop wallpaper, and a form-fillable PDF that you can use as your booklet. This challenge is completely free and there are no strings attached — this is just one of several challenges I have planned for this year that I hope will excite, inspire, and motivate you to create.
We start on April 1st. No cheating and starting early! ;) Let’s do this together.
Download a graphic to share your participation, and use hashtags #CreateItForward #AprilDailyPoem
Facebook Header. Graphic reads, “I’m writing 30 poems this month.”
Twitter Header. Graphic reads, “I’m writing 30 poems this month.”
Instagram Post. Graphic reads, “#AprilDailyPoem Participant”
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The Academy of American Poets hosts National Poetry Month every year and always creates a beautiful poster. The 2009 poster remains my all-time favorite, and quotes my all-time favorite poem, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot (whose work I’ve loved since I was a young teenager).