April is a big month for poetry. No, really.
This is due to a few happenings and not the least of
which is National Poetry Writing Month or NaPoWriMo. The object of this activity is to write one
poem a day, each day in the month of April, until said month is over. You walk into April full of vim & vigor
and you walk out of the month 30 poems richer.
You’ve never written poetry? No problem.
Yes, it can be done. Yes, you can
do it if you feel it may be something that you would like to do. No, it does not have to rhyme.
“But what is it all for?
What does it mean – nothing, everything, or something in between?”
You are the only one who can answer that, Gentle
Reader. What can I tell you? Try it, you might surprise yourself. If you are feeling a bit weak in the knees there
is help out there; the internet and social media are our friends and then,
every now and again, something unexpected comes out of the blue and an opportunity
presents itself and THAT is why I would be remiss if I did not tell you about
another poetry related activity that is happening on April 3rd, at
7:00 PM at the Atlantic County Library in Mays Landing. Poet, Penny Harter, is going to conduct a
workshop where YOU will be, “encouraged to write haiku, free verse and haibun.” This one is limited to only 15 participants
so if you are so inclined you need to register at this email address: smarx@aclsys.org.
It sounds like fun.
Who knows, if you get a taste for it and you want to dip your toes in
the water there will be an Open Mike Night on April 15th, at 7:00 at
the Library hosted by Penny Harter and Cole Eubanks.
For a full list of upcoming activites & events within
the whole of the Atlantic County Library System click and explore right here: http://atlanticlibrary.org/.
My favorite branch is where the poetry is gonna happen in
April. You can find them right here: http://atlanticlibrary.org/mays_landing_branch.
Enjoy, Gentle Reader; I hope to see you there.
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