NaPoWriMo?

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Leja
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Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:19 pm
Leja says... · Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:19 pm
I keep hearing vague mutterings of a National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo) 'round the internet (inspired, of course, by NaNo). Apparently, it's where you write a poem a day during the month of April (yes, I know, "way to go, Leja, brining this up ONE day ahead of time :P), usually to the topics provided. Maybe it's a specific forum-based thing?

Has anyone heard of this? Participated in it? Most things I've found of it are either outdated or their links have died. If it is still going on, anyone willing to give it a try?
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Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:21 pm
Emerson says... · Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:21 pm
From a quick look around, April seems to be National Poetry Month, so as an after thought, a good time for National Poetry Writing Month. I think NaPoWriMo doesn't actually exist. I'm not sure?

I'd be willing to do it if I wasn't such a terrible poet. :P Great find, though! I'm sure you'll get people to do it. Perhaps you can bug Nate for a thread section!
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Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:27 pm
Firestarter says... · Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:27 pm
Oo-er. A poem a day? I can't even write a poem a month. However, it would FORCE me to write, and thus sounds good. I'll do it if you do it.
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Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:39 pm
Leja says... · Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:39 pm
Yay! I'll certainly do this (so that means that you must too, then, Jack) ^_^

If anyone has suggestions for daily topics, I'd be much obliged.
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Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:01 pm
Cade says... · Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:01 pm
I would adore this. Are we going to do it?
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Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:04 pm
Twit says... · Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:04 pm
Write a poem a day. Sounds good, so long as the poem is nonsense, with insane rhymes, and is exactly six lines long.
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Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:14 pm
Firestarter says... · Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:14 pm
Yes, Cade! Let's do it. We can support each other in our poetry woe ^^
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Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:17 pm
Twit says... · Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:17 pm
Would word count count? Or just the "poem a day" part? as posting word counts is a pretty big thing for NaNo.
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Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:51 pm
Cade says... · Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:51 pm
I really want to do this now...we should get a thread/forum like NaNo has!
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Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:53 pm
Jasmine Hart says... · Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:53 pm
I'm doing a poem a day this year anyway, so I'm totally up for this.
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Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:17 pm
Caligula's Launderette says... · Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:17 pm
:D

Sounds like fun! I'm up for it.

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Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:18 pm
Angel of Death says... · Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:18 pm
I love writing poems, I'm up for the challenge!
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Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:18 pm
Kylan says... · Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:18 pm
This would be tons of fun. And, if not nation/worldwide, it could at least be a site-wide activity.

We should get a forum up ASAP.

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Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:24 pm
niteowl says... · Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:24 pm
This sounds like fun. So long as it doesn't have to be a decent poem a day. :P
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Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:46 am
Leja says... · Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:46 am
So long as it doesn't have to be a decent poem a day. :P


Only to the extent that NaNo has to have a decent 1667 words/day :P (otherwise I would never even have suggested it, haha)
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