Poetry: April 26, 2023 Issue [#11924]
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 This week: Ah, Poetry!
  Edited by: Lilli 🧿 ☕ Author IconMail Icon
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1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
7. Removal instructions

About This Newsletter

This week we will look at ways to continue celebrating Poetry
beyond April's Poetry Month!


"Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words."
~ Robert Frost

"Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance."
~ Carl Sandburg

"Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood."
~ T. S. Eliot

"Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility."
~ William Wordsworth


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Letter from the editor

National Poetry Month was launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996. Over the years, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world. Tens of millions of readers, students (K–12), teachers, librarians, booksellers, literary events curators, publishers, families, and—of course—poets, marking poetry’s important place in our lives.

With something THIS momentous, it seems we should be celebrating poetry every day, right? This week, as Poetry Month winds down, we will cover a few ways to keep the love alive!

*Hearto* Support fellow WdC poets!
WdC is fortunate to have so many wonderful poets. Each and every poet have their own style and voice. A wonderful way to celebrate them and their work is by offering reviews and awarding your favorites with merit badges or Awardicons. Don't forget to nominate your favorites for a Quill Award! "Quill Nomination Form 2024" Open in new Window. *Wink*

*Hearto* Read 2022’s most-read poem by contemporary poet, Naomi Shihab Nye, "Kindness"  Open in new Window.

*Hearto* Read poems out loud to your friends, family, children, grandchildren, etc.

*Hearto* We've all heard of 'book clubs', why not a poetry club!? Get together with other poetry lovers to discuss a specific poem or write and share a poem.

*Hearto* Check out poetry books at your local library.

*Hearto* Need a gift for a special someone? Why not a poetry book and a pretty bookmark?

*Hearto* Write an essay about your favorite poet!

*Hearto* Don't be afraid to try out new forms of poetry and enter some poetry contests!

Okay, so how will you celebrate poetry beyond April? Do you have some ideas to share? Tell me all about it by sending a comment below! There may be a merit badge in it for you! But for sure, you'll get a Trinket!



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And don't forget to send in your Quill nominations!
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Ask & Answer

In response to "Poetry is Not that Scary!" Open in new Window.

DestinyAwaitsDarling Author Icon wrote:
I love this so much, Lilli! You are so right when you say that many writers often limit themselves to certain genres, and I think all of these tips are GENUIS! While most of the things I write are poetry— so I have a bit of experience— this newsletter is something I’m definitely going to come back to whenever I feel a little bit of ‘writer’s block’ coming on!

To anyone who hasn’t given poetry a try before: don’t let a fear of ‘failure’ keep you from delving deep, and possibly finding a new passion. Who knows— you may just end up writing your favorite piece, to date! I believe in you. *HeartV*


Thank you for your kind words and encouragement not only to me, but all poetry writers!

In response to "Verses of the Soul" Open in new Window.

Monty Author Icon wrote:
Saroyan must have known sombody to have lighght called poetry and free verse to me, must have imagery and hopefully some rhythm.


“My cup is yellow
Or not, though not's

Impossible
It's yellow”

― Aram Saroyan, Complete Minimal Poems

Sidenote: I'm inclined to agree with you, Monty!



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