I can’t believe I made it! A poem a day for the whole month of April (otherwise known as National Poetry Writing Month or NaPoWriMo for short). I felt I was being a little ambitious tackling both the A-Z Challenge and NaPoWriMo in the same month, however, I not only tackled; I have succeeded and completed BOTH challenges. I feel an immense sense of pride for the writing I have achieved this month. In particular, for the poetry I have written. I undertook Suzanne Olivante’s Photo Challenge as my Prompt basis for NaPoWriMo and she delivered some unbelievable and inspiring images for writing.
One of the things I am most pleased about, is the variety of NEW poetry forms I have been able to experiment with. I have discovered I LOVE to write Nonet and Rondolet, and have refined my skills when working with Fibonacci and Tanka. I have thoroughly enjoyed every minute, and even on days when I was time poor, still managed to whip something up that I was reasonably proud of!
My top five favourite poems that I wrote for NaPoWriMo, are (in no particular order):
- Glimpses
- Autumn Pleiades
- With Me
- Drip-Stone
- Glimmering Dew
I have included a summary of all of my poems for the month of April 2018, with the poetry form given in parentheses beside the title:
- Glimpses (Elfje)
- Be Brave (Fibonacci)
- Cold (Haiku/Senryu)
- D is for Depression (Haibun)
- Ignite (Cinquain)
- Fearsome Lady (Tanka)
- Busy City (Triolet)
- Beneath The Cloudy Skies (Triquain)
- Epiphany (Pantoum)
- Sweet (Haiku/Senryu)
- Darkness of the Deep (Tanka)
- Autumn Pleiades (Pleiades)
- L is for Lonely (Haibun)
- Glimmering Dew (Rondolet)
- Brickhead (Haiku/Senryu)
- Future Paths (Fibonacci)
- Bee Fun (Haiku/Senryu)
- Missteps (Tanka)
- Nothing But Tracks (Fibonacci)
- Emerald Dust (Tanka)
- Swan Dance (Haiku/Senryu)
- Roots (Nonet)
- With Me (Nonet)
- Drip-Stone (Mirror Sestet)
- Beat (Haiku/Senryu)
- First Blush (Tanka)
- Fly Away (Fibonacci)
- Close (Nonet)
- Sunshine in a Glass (Haiku/Senryu)
- Abandoned (Mirror Poem)
I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them.
I also want to extend a massive THANK YOU to Suzanne Olivante for organising the image prompts. I truly appreciate the work she put into running the challenge, and highly recommend you check out her blog at: Suzanne Olivante Poetry