Tag: NaPoWriMo
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NaPoWriMo Draft 12.
Due to the holiday, my drafts’s arriving after midnight, but before I’ve gotten any sleep, so as far as I’m concerned it’s not late. And yes, a nonet. {poof!}
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NaPoWriMo Draft 11.
Back to the nonet. Today’s draft almost didn’t happen — I’ve been fighting some sickness all day, back & forth fever, body aches, etc. I thought to maybe write about that, but then, well, Sylvia Plath pretty much owns the fever-as-poem, why ask for trouble? I imagine tomorrow, being Easter, which means we’ll be traveling…
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NaPoWriMo Draft 10.
I’m feeling encouraged that today’s poem was less of a struggle, even though I had less time to work on it than I’ve had thus far. Vincent had his first morning of preschool, which went like a dream, but instead of using the quiet time to write as I’d anticipated, I had to take my…
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NaPoWriMo Draft 9.
Oh, this poem took altogether too long. This is where the idea of posting drafts holds me up. Because I revise as I go, if I’m struggling, that draft can be a while coming. I’ve been trying to be more flexible for this month, but today was the first day where that really gave me…
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NaPoWriMo Draft 8.
The biggest challenge of NaPoWriMo, besides the whole “write 30 poems in 30 days” bit, is that by its very nature this means you don’t get to enjoy the afterglow of having written a poem you like, or get to work making it better. The blankest of blank pages awaits you every single day. Revision…
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NaPoWriMo Draft 7.
A special thank you to Karin @Babblecat Café for her Nines Exercise. I cheated shamelessly, but it still helped me get going today. It was especially exciting to use a prompt from such an amazing poet, gave an extra frisson to the drafting process. {poof!}
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NaPoWriMo Draft 5.
A more discursive style for today’s poem, prompted perhaps by the lazy nature of a Sunday morning — though my morning started altogether too early. Or my evening never really ended. They both bleed together these days. FYI: drafts will only remain up until the next one is posted, approx. 24 hrs. {poof!}
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NaPoWriMo Draft 4.
No nonet today, though you do really internalize it when you’ve been working in a form: as I began my draft, the lines were falling into a nonet until I consciously changed them. {poof!}
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NaPoWriMo Draft 3.
My third nonet for draft 3 — and as such you can see what sort of day I’ve had! Next week Vincent will begin going to a preschool right around the corner two mornings a week — I have High Hopes that this will avail me the time and mental space necessary to complete a…
Marie Gauthier 