National/Global Poetry Writing Month is now over, and I met 21 of the prompts from Maureen Thorsen at napowrimo.net, plus the warm-up prompt on 31 March. I responded twice to the prompt on two of those 30 days in April, although one was a concrete poem I wrote 24 years ago. Some days saw multiple poems written, with a total of 41 poems posted in April, including 3 with audio. All but two were in response to various prompts, some coinciding with napowrimo.net. Those other prompts were from earthweal, Colleen Chesebro’s Word Craft Poetry, The Sunday Whirl, Misky’s The Twiglet, and dVerse ~ Poets Pub (where I also responded with a prosery). Coincidentally, two of those poems met prompts at napowrimo.net.
My responses were in various forms, two of which – aisling and duplex – are new to me. All are listed here:
1 aisling
2 concrete poem (including one from the past)
1 duplex
23 free verse
4 ekphrastic poems (1 was a gogyohka)
2 haibun
1 haiku
2 list poems
1 nonet
1 prose poem
1 tanka prose
2 quadrille
In addition to these poems, I kept busy during National Poetry Month. I participated in a Zoom open mic with members of the Columbia Writer’s Guild and one with dVerse members. I also participated in a Zoom reading for “Poets in the Blogosphere,” organized by Luanne Castle and hosted by Liz Gauffreau. A video recording of that reading can be seen here. I participated in two live open mic sessions, one at Gumbo Bottoms Ale House in Jefferson City, Missouri, and one at Barb’s Books in Belle, Missouri. Also, I had a poem published by Vita Brevis Press, and I received notification that three of my poems will be in a forthcoming “Well Versed” anthology from Columbia Writer’s Guild (Columbia, Missouri).
It was National Poetry Writing Month that inspired me to start this blog in 2014, and I have participated in, and completed, the challenge each April since then. I always enjoy reading the many wonderful prompt responses from other poets at napowrimo.net, where I’ve been introduced to many of the poets that I follow on WordPress. I look forward to next year’s challenge. Thank you to all who read my poetry this past month and especially to all who commented.
Ken Gierke
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Great job, Ken! Congratulations.
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😀 Thank you, Merril.
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You’re welcome!
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One year soon I will tackle this! Your defication & track record are impressive – inspiring. I thoroughly enjoy the flood from different poets responding to a common prompt in radically diverse ways! Yours being a chunk of my April daily awe- thanks!
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Thank you. It was fun, but I certainly was not motivated to write a poem per day afterwards, when it was nice to rest the poet muscles.
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this is so awesome! Congrats Well done
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Thank you, Krissy.
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Kudos on your Na/GloPoWriMo accomplishments! Very impressive!!
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Merci!
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You’re welcome!
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I’m admiring and impressed. You have a way with words and you work hard, and your success is so well deserved. I’ve gotten so much enjoyment from your work.
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Thank you, Claudia. Even though I wrote more than 30, this yer seemed more difficult. And then, I was already behind in reading before I started, so I need to get back into the groove
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Reblogged this on NEW BLOG HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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Thanks for sharing.
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Congratulations, Ken! Thanks for the pleasure to be allowed to read at least some of your works. Have a beautiful week! xx Michael
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Thank you, Michael. 🙂
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Congrats! I’m glad I found your blog.
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😀 Thank you.
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Well done! I want to say again how much your readings illuminate your words. You have a gift for it. (K)
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Ken, your blog is a light in the darkness. Thank you~
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Thank you so much, Michael.
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Ken, congrats! So glad you participated in the reading, too.
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😀 Thank you.
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