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lliyah wrote:What's that? Only 15 jam jars until NaPo!
And! Our NaPo Info Thread is up!
I am so excited for you all to see what the Poetry Crew has in store for you this April. And really really excited to read everyone's poetry too. (Did I mention I'm excited for NaPo yet?)
If you're not sure what NaPo is and this just seems like a lot of alphabet soup to you so far, we'll have a FAQ thread out soon, but for now I'd encourage you to read the Information Thread. Basically NaPo is a month of poetry fun starting April 1.
To participate in NaPo:
1) create a NaPo thread in the NaPo Forum for posting your poetry in April.
2) watch for the upcoming Badge / Contest Thread to read about our specific challenges you can participate in.
3) jump into poetry jams, contests, and activities all April long!
~ watch for more NaPo prep and brainstorming opportunities this March too (like the upcoming Poetry Reader's Session!!) ~ #countdowntonapo #bringbacknapo #napo2023
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Excited to share my #NaPoGoals this April! They are pretty basic, but I'm new to the whole NaPo thing so I figured I would start simple and go from there~
- I want to write at least 10 poems! This isn't the traditional 30, but I'm expecting April to be slightly busy for me so I want to be realistic :')
- Read other members' poems! I'm so excited to see so many people in this together, and I think it will help me stay motivated and also just be fun to read more poetry.
- Along with this, leave comments regularly on people's NaPo! I'd love to get more involved in this community :]
- Try out a new poetry form. I tend to get comfortable in writing free verse, and while I won't force myself to write strictly in formatted poetry, I want to go out of my comfort zone at least once.
Liminality Those sound like some good specific goals - best of luck!
Mar 16, 2023
lliyah Looking forward to reading more of your poetry fig! <3
Mar 17, 2023
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figmoon Of course! And no particular reason haha, I've just seen you around the site and thought I was already following you but realized I wasn't!
Mar 15, 2023
Quillfeather Great! I also noticed you around and you seem pretty cool!
Mar 15, 2023
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I don't think I've ever been quite as invested in the Oscars as I have this year, and they really made me tear up :') All of EEAAO's wins were so well deserved (I was so excited when Ke Huy Quan & Michelle Yeoh won) and it just makes me look forward to the future of film and more movies that are weird and fun and emotional like this one!!
yosh bro my mom literally was talkin bout that today
im gonna watch that movie that michelle yeoh was in i think
Mar 13, 2023
figmoon Yes you should watch it! <3
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Even though it's still a ways away, I've been thinking a lot about NaPo! This will be the first time I do it, so I'm excited but a little nervous. For the people who have done it in the past, do you typically plan out a general theme or prompts before April? Or do you just kind of go into it and play it by ear? I'm worried I will run out of ideas/motivation halfway through haha so I thought I'd ask people who have NaPo experience (^_^)
tatteredbones I play it by ear!
Mar 11, 2023
lliyah A theme is definitely not necessary! So if one isn't speaking to you don't worry! I like to have a notebook where I write poetic phrases down throughout March/April that if I get stuck with can grab and get inspired -> these sort of phrases are like "hollow fish" and other vague things like that that come to my brain. The napo forum also has a thread with over a hundred prompts that I recommend browsing if you get stuck! <3 Good luck, napo is my very favorite and I've seen my poetry improve by leaps and bounds just having the chance to participate in it.
Mar 11, 2023
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Wrote my first poem in a while! Trying to get back in the groove of things for NaPo :]
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figmoon thank you!
Mar 5, 2023
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figmoon ahhh aaha omg thank you!!
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figmoon Thank you so much!! Yours looks so cool too, I'm really digging the familial themes! I honestly am a little intimidated by the whole project in general, but I'm hoping this will inspire me to write more poetry
Sep 2, 2022
lliyah Thanks back! Yeah I'm a little intimidated too & hoping the poetry produces itself when the time comes. Thankfully the LMS requirements for Bards don't look toooo intense - just like a slow-burn NaPo.
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