One year ago, I challenged myself to write and post 31 poems: one for every day in March. My goal was to self-publish these poems into a book of poetry by April 2017. I posted one poem each day to this blog in hopes of getting my work out of my head and my journal and into the hands of anonymous readers. I didn't receive a lot of comments, feedback, or criticism, but I did write and post every single day. I did not publish a book of poetry, but I did accomplish an unwritten goal. I kickstarted my writing practice, forcing myself to write every day. One year later, my writing practice is stronger. Yes, I have dry periods where I don't write, but for the most part, I journal every day and try to write as many poems as I possibly can.
So, one year later, where does that leave me for NaPoWriMo? I think in a pretty good spot! If you are a regular reader of Undiscovered Poetry then you have noticed that since then, I have continued to post periodically throughout the year. Most of my poems are rough and I periodically take them down to either edit, revise, start completely over, or recently to submit a few to some literary journals. For the month of April, I plan to write one poem each day, however, I don't plan to post them each day. Instead, I will keep them in my journal so that I can rework them and revise them and get them ready for public consumption. Don't distress! I will continue to post; it just won't be every day.
For a daily dose of what I am reading, writing, or working on, check out my Twitter profile: https://twitter.com/UndiscoverPoem I may even turn some of those random tweets into a larger poem!
Happy writing!
