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  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: BLESS THE CIRCLE OF LIFE [but don't dare speak of the dead]

    God, I just love your metaphors about mundane tasks. They are FLAWLESS.

    Apr 27, 2023
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: my path to the moon and the stories i plan to take with me

    10 is fantastic!!!! maybe my favorite of yours so far!

    Apr 27, 2023
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: deluge

    you did it!! i love every single one of them and especially the bonus ones

    Apr 27, 2023
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: love letters to a coffee cup

    love, love, love, love

    Apr 27, 2023
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: & all these loose-ends shall bind into a net

    Wow, there's such a depth of imagery here I could keep reading all day and find new things to notice. I love the way you format your poems, it feels ...

    Apr 27, 2023
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: a last love letter to my paradise

    a letter to the mother of my teenaged self, edited i am not coming home until the red ringed demons in your mouth take root in someone else’s dna and ...

    Apr 27, 2023
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: a last love letter to my paradise

    our own worst enemy Screenshot 2023-04-26 at 3.07.02 PM.png 25/30

    Apr 26, 2023
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: 2023 NaPo Information

    The Orchard ( LadySpark ) is hosting several poetry jams this week so that y'all can make sure to grab your poetry jam badges before the month is up! Don't ...

    Apr 26, 2023
  • Contests Re: Review Raffle! A NaPo Contest

    Poetry Review Contest Do you wish that you could get an in-depth, detail oriented review on one of your published poems from NaPo? Is your portfolio like mine, overflowing with ...

    Apr 26, 2023
  • NaPoWriMo Archives Re: 2023 NaPo Information

    Extra, Extra— Read All About It! There's something brand new this NaPo! There's a new newsletter in town! Welcome to The Orchard , a special NaPo-only e-zine published by the ...

    Apr 26, 2023
  • The Orchard Re: The Orchard: A NaPo Newsletter

    Extra, Extra— Read All About It! There's something brand new this NaPo! There's a new newsletter in town! Welcome to The Orchard , a special NaPo-only e-zine published by the ...

    Apr 26, 2023
  • The Orchard Re: The Orchard: April 26th, 2023

    Poetry Jams & Contests: An Announcement Couple of features this week you definitely don't want to miss! You might have seen this elsewhere in this issue of the Orchard, but ...

    Apr 26, 2023
  • The Orchard Re: The Orchard: April 26th, 2023

    April Madness: Update, Week Three You're not going to want to miss this! Every week catch a summary of what's going on during NaPo's April Madness! Oh my goodness, oh ...

    Apr 26, 2023
  • The Orchard Re: The Orchard: April 26th, 2023

    three threads to cure your writer's block by alliyah We've all experienced the dreaded NaPo writer's block, and as we're nearing the end of the month, that writer's block monster ...

    Apr 26, 2023
  • The Orchard Re: The Orchard: April 26th, 2023

    Themes I see this month! by alliyah I always find it interesting when poets gravitate towards similar themes during the month of April! Sometimes these are sort of obvious, or ...

    Apr 26, 2023


I have lived through much, and now I think I have found what is needed for happiness. A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good... then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbor - such is my idea of happiness.
— Leo Tolstoy