To celebrate less and less jam jars on my shelf, I wanted to share another hashtag, #WhyNaPo
I reflected on this hashtag a lot because the easy answer that sprang into my head was something along the lines of "because it's fun!", but I want to dive deeper than that. I've done NaPo for 11 years now, even the years that I was wholly inactive from the site May-March, I returned each April to set up shop in a NaPo thread and at least tried to devote myself to writing. Some years were better than others, and a couple I've gotten sooooo close to finishing. Yet, even though I've never actually reached the goal, I feel the tug to return each April anyway.
I think the biggest reason, for me, is the community and energy that surrounds NaPo. I am not the type to sit down to write every day, but the opportunity that NaPo embraces— to write no matter how good or how much, is so unique and special to me. I love seeing other poets defy rules, contradict their past narratives, and be gloriously, happily messy in their writing. I don't think poets let loose like that enough, and NaPo is the perfect reason to.
So tell me... What's your "Why"?
#NaPo2023 #NaPo #WhyNaPo
the way you move your feet when you're trying to go nowhere is a very telling thing
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LadySpark don't talk to me about how i'm so old my partner goes on business trips and leaves me alone for a week to take care of our two dogs ok
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BluesClues me: *not doing NaPo this year*
me: *sees this post*
me: ...but what if--
Mar 27, 2023
LadySpark *whispers* do it do it do it do it
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LadySpark <3 it feels good to have a lil mold again
Mar 26, 2023
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two things
1. I submitted my thesis to my committee and defend it Wednesday!!
2. My favorite tiktoker (Mary Skinner!!!) got married and I have never been so inspired. I feel like I need to replan everything I had intended for our wedding and also get married like, yesterday, not in 2026.
DreamyAlice It's great, I hope everything goes nicely on Wednesday. YOU GOT THIS!
Mar 25, 2023
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LadySpark hi hi hi hi
Mar 25, 2023
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It's time! Head on in!LadySpark wrote:Today's the day! See you there!LadySpark wrote:
Buzz, Buzz, Buzz! It's time to brainstorm!
Are you ready for NaPo yet? ... We aren't either! To fix that, @LadySpark and @spatula will be hosting a poetry brainstorm jam on ! Come join us and get a head start on your NaPoplantingplanning!
We'll see you there! Click this link on the 25th to join us!
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Hkumar wrote:One great thing about Napo is that it wakes some of the ancient YWSers from their slumber and we get to see their amazing poetry again.
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Today's the day! See you there!LadySpark wrote:Buzz, Buzz, Buzz! It's time to brainstorm!
Are you ready for NaPo yet? ... We aren't either! To fix that, @LadySpark and @spatula will be hosting a poetry brainstorm jam on ! Come join us and get a head start on your NaPoplantingplanning!
We'll see you there! Click this link on the 25th to join us!
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Quillfeather wrote: only 8 Jam jars left!
Have you wanted to try out poetry but are to devoted to your current story or roleplay?
Why not do both with some
#characterpoems !
Expand you're small garden to a full orchard by creating a poem from the POV of/ or inspired by your favorite character/OC!
What would your favorite character write about? Angsty parental problems, Annoying quests, annoying people, best friends, found family, significant other? It's all up to you!
Just write a poem, from the perspective of you main character, OC, and post it with the hashtags #characterpoems #NaPo
Have fun!
#bringbacknapo #countdowntonapo
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There's a new newsletter in town! Welcome to The Orchard, a special NaPo-only e-zine published by the poetry crew to help you have your best National Poetry Month yet! We were so excited to get this newsletter out, we wanted to get a head start and give you a few articles before the official start on April 1st. For the first couple of weeks, you can rely on the Orchard to be your place to look for information & links, events information, and more! As we transition to NaPo, The Orchard will expand to include additional articles— all with the focus of our thriving YWS poetry community.
Click the link above to check out the first edition! Enjoy!
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Buzz, Buzz, Buzz! It's time to brainstorm!
Are you ready for NaPo yet? ... We aren't either! To fix that, @LadySpark and @spatula will be hosting a poetry brainstorm jam on ! Come join us and get a head start on your NaPoplantingplanning!
We'll see you there! Click this link on the 25th to join us!
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a last love letter to my paradise
Well, she has a theme now! Here's to my 11th year of celebrating National Poetry month <3
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