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1. APRIL POEMS BRING MAY WINNERS
2. FM INTERVIEW WITH NIGHTCRAWLER
3. SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW WITH WALTZINGDREAMS
4. KANOME’S RANT OF MEDIA
5. NEW ARRIVALS
6. SHAMELESS PLUGS
7. SUBSCRIBERS

APRIL POEMS BRING MAY WINNERSwritten by BlueAfrica < PM: >

As you are probably aware (because you’re so awesome), last month was National Poetry Writing Month, or NaPoWriMo: NaNoWriMo’s poetry-based sister! Throughout April, poets on YWS scrambled to pound out thirty halfway decent poems in just thirty days. This week, I asked a few of them about their experiences participating in NaPoWriMo 2015. Here’s what they had to say about it.

@Pretzelsing competed with @Meandbooks to see who could write 30 poems straight (one a day, in other words) and lost, writing 11 to Meandbooks’ 30. However, she doesn’t let that get her down! Instead, she prefers to look at the good that NaPo did her.






However, she was not a fan of typing up her poems!






Pretzelsing’s thread is called My heart is poured out . Be sure to check out her two favorite poems: the only one, all alone and Ink to Paper , which was written in response to a no-adjectives/no-adverbs prompt for #NaPoVerse.

(Meandbooks’ thread, snapshots of the life i leave behind, can be found here .)

@LadySpark didn’t win, either, but she completed 26 poems. They can be viewed in her thread, ~my tornadoes~ . Her favorite part of this year’s NaPoWriMo experience was






But she was bummed out about not having time to finish the challenge. I know those feels, my friend!

@niteowl also came close to winning, with 25 poems. Her favorite part of this year’s challenge was #NaPoVerse, the Poet’s Universe of daily prompts and inspiration for NaPoWriMo participants. She says,






nite’s thread is called often wandering, still quite lost .

@Wolfare1 succeeded in completing all thirty poems this April! Her two favorites were The Glass Floor and heartbreaks don’t break hearts .






Wolf more than rose to this year’s event. In fact, trying not to fall behind was her favorite part of NaPoWriMo 2015, which, she says,






Way to go, Wolf! Be sure to take a look at her thread, Just another day, poeting with Wolf .

Congratulations to all 2015 NaPoWriMo participants! A complete list of participants who posted poetry threads can be found in the spoiler below.

FM INTERVIEW WITH NIGHTCRAWLER

Written by Kanome < PM: >

Hello, Kanome here. Today, I interviewed someone who is active all the time on YWS. She is known for her wonderful poems and short stories in challenges made by the mods of YWS. I am talking about, of course, @Nightcrawler.



Nightcrawler: My first reaction was disbelief, because I was caught totally off guard. I hadn't been expected anything and I hadn't really thought I'd ever get featured until I was an older member. And then I was very happy, and it made my day to know that people appreciate my presence on here.



N: On YWS I love interacting with people and posting fun comments on my wall. Recently I've also really enjoyed participating in short story tournaments (at this club: clubs/2134 ), and review days are always fun when I have the time.



N: I am almost three years old.



N: Continue to do what you love, be it reviewing, writing, or being a loyal follower of others' works or walls. If you are encouraging and friendly, you can make this community a better place for aspiring writers and artists. Don't contribute in hopes of being noticed, but because you genuinely like doing it. People notice someone who is passionate and helpful, and hopefully you will be celebrated for it one day. Keep writing!



N: No problem!

Until next time, Squillians!

Kanome

SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW

written by Skydreamer < PM: >

Most of the time the spotlight has different poems based on different topics, but occasionally, there are poems or stories that are connected or that mirror each other.
This past week the spotlight was filled with poem reply's to @WaltzingDreams' I Envy Poets . The first reply to the poem on envying poets was a poem, beautifully emphasizing why poets are envied (based on tone and style), and yet trying to convince us that poets should not be envied.

This week's Spotlight Interview is about @Morrigan's Do Not Envy Poets



Morrigan: I read WaltzingDreams' poem "I Envy Poets." I liked it, but it also made me sad because sometimes things in poetry that people think are beautiful are really born from ugly things. So I decided to write a poem in which the narrator rips themselves open over and over to try to produce beautiful things while telling people not to envy them.



M: Whenever I see anything of mine in the spotlight, I'm mildly surprised, and pleasantly so.



M: Well, it is a first draft, so I'm sure there are a lot of changes I could make, but to be honest, I have to put it away for a while before I can look at it without having an opinion.



M: I don't know if I was looking for any reaction. When I write, it's not usually to a specific audience. It just is what it is. If people like it, it's cool, and if people don't like it, it's cool, too.



M: Well, I think the point of my poem is to think on a deeper level about the subject you're writing about. In this case, why should one envy a poet? Here are some reasons not to. If you were writing a poem about a tomato, I wouldn't write it just about a tomato, but maybe a memory or story associated with a tomato. It's all about connections in poetry, and thinking deeply about a subject is the first step.

Thanks to Morrigan for her input!

KANOME’S RANT OF MEDIA

Written by Kanome < PM: >

Hello, Kanome here with a new media review for you. Today, I am going to talk about a show that I have seen a long time ago, and now I will like to share it to you, members of YWS. It is about a girl who learns about her classmate being part of the Chinese Zodiacs. Of course, I am talking about Fruits Basket.



Fruits Basket is a romantic comedy anime that caught my interest years ago, and I still love it to this day. The show revolves around Tohru, who discovers her classmate, Yuki, and his family transform into the Chinese Zodiac animals when hugged by the opposite sex.

This show made me laugh no matter how much I watched it. The ending made me a little sad because it got serious. Then, I read all the manga, and the ending of the whole series was great! I wish there could be a sequel to Fruits Basket, maybe one day.

I recommend this show to all anime fans out there or people who need a good laugh.

If you have anything you want me to review, just PM me.

Until next time, Squillians!

Kanome

NEW ARRIVALS
written by BlueAfrica < PM: >

Take a moment to welcome this week’s newest members to the site!

@Nayuna is “new and a little awkward.” Visit her thread in the Welcome Mat to say hi .

@Despondence has earned their first review star! Pop by their wall to congratulate them .

@Eros has written a poem called “Physics and My Love.” Click here to read it and leave a review .

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