National Poetry month begins tomorrow. There are several ways to get involved. Poetic Asides with Rober Lee Brewer mentions the April PAD Challenge. Check it out. You could win a spot in the poetry e-book.
NaPoWriMo also begins tomorrow. 30 poems in 30 days. Both sites have prompts, too.
If writing poems isn't your thing emmerse yourself in reading or listening to poetry. Read to your kids or find poems you loved as a child and let them read them.
April 30, 2009 is also Poem in Your Pocket Day: Pick a poem you love during National Poerty Month and carry it with you. Share it with your family, friends and co-workers on April 30th. Get your friends and family to do the same. Get your children interested in poetry. Some ideas on poets.org are: e-mail a poem, hang a pocket size verse in public, post a poem on your blog. Check out the website for other great ideas.
Make the most of the month. Just like NaNoWriMo you are not trying to write perfect poems. Just the ideas, the footprint. Later, you can revise, revise, revise.
Give it a try.
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