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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

Seirre wrote:The official NaPo Badge Information thread is live! Click on the banner below to go to the thread. You'll find information on all the snazzy badges up for grabs this year, how to earn them, and how to claim them!

#napo2023 #CountDownToNaPo #NaPo

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 @Seirre will be hosting a poetry brainstorm jam on *! Come join us and get a head start on your NaPo planting planning!


We'll see you there! Click this link on the 19th to join us!

*date and time automatically adjusts to your timezone!

lliyah wrote:

30 Jam Jars Away

Friends. We are only 30 Jam Jars away from NaPo! Watch out for some poetry hype from Poetry Crew this month because our poetry enthusiasm can not be contained!

As you start getting your jam recipes, themes, and poetry inspo in a basket to get you through April - here's some threads you might love to check out!

haiku train (write a haiku using the last line the last person wrote as your first line!)

Write the Worst Poem you can. Dismiss your inner editor and write the worst poem you can to get that creativity flowing!

Lean into some poetry discussions and ask the "why" and "how" about your poetry -> What's your motivation & How do you revise?

and finally ... I commend to you YWS Statuses that could work as a NaPo Thread Title watch the people tab and look for potential napo titles -> can we find one every day until napo? Help us look!

lliyah wrote:Has anyone seen any jam jars around here?

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Spoiler! :

Wait a second... I don't know what NaPo is!

NaPo is short for "National Poetry Writing Month" which happens around the world every April. On YWS we celebrate it by emphasizing all things poetry. The "traditional challenge" is to try to write 30 poems during April, one poem every day of the month and post it in the NaPo Forums. However you can participate at any level, meaning you can still join in the fun even if your goal is closer to 10 or 15 poems! Watch for more information, activities, and challenges as we get closer to April.