National Poetry Month

April 1, 2010 Brian National Poetry Month, original poetry, Robert Lee Brewer

NaPoWriMo

Last year, I participated in the poem-a-day challenge at Poetic Asides. Robert Lee Brewer posts a prompt every day and you're supposed to write a poem in response--30 poems in 30 days--which for a less prolific writer like me is a draining experience, especially since most of the poems I wrote last year turned out … Continue reading NaPoWriMo

May 1, 2009 Brian National Poetry Month, writing

Sweet Jeebus

National Poetry Month is over. Whew. I actually squeezed out the 30 poems in 30 days, no cheating or using previously written material. I'll admit, there have been years where I haven't produced thirty drafts of poems, good or bad, and that can't continue. It's the most condensed period of writing I've ever done, and … Continue reading Sweet Jeebus

April 1, 2009 Brian National Poetry Month, Poetic Asides

So it's April again, time for a host of news articles which once again reference the opening lines of "The Waste Land." I've been in a dry spell as far as writing goes lately--too many other things crowding out my writing time, though the responsibility is mine. So I'm using this month to generate a … Continue reading National Poetry Month

April 17, 2008 Brian Headlines, National Poetry Month

New poem

A week or so ago, I mentioned that I was working on one of the poem prompts that Robert Lee Brewer had set up on Poetic Asides, and that I might post it when I was done with it. Well, I can't say I think it's one of my best, but I'm as done with … Continue reading New poem

April 9, 2008 Brian Headlines, National Poetry Month, Poetic Asides

Challenge Poem

So when I mentioned the April Poetry Challenge, I said I might post some of what comes out of that. Why not?Here's the second poem I wrote for the challenge--not the second challenge, mind you, but the second one I wrote. I'm not real sure how I feel about it yet, but here it is. … Continue reading Challenge Poem

April 2, 2008 Brian National Poetry Month, Poetic Asides, Robert Lee Brewer

April Writing Challenge

Robert Lee Brewer is a guy I know primarily through Florida political writing. We're both bloggers on that subject as well, he at Pushing Rope and me at Incertus. But he's also the writer of Poetic Asides, which I've just added to the blogroll (under Robert's name), and he's doing a poem-a-day sort of thing … Continue reading April Writing Challenge