Did you think it was over?

Yesterday in the MA poetry workshop I lead at Bath Spa, student John Wheway told me that he'd had such pleasure and success in writing a poem a day for National Poetry Month, that he was going to extend the practice into May. Caught up in the enthusiasm, I said I too would try another month. I've written today's, but what have I done?

National Poetry Month returns--come join me!

April is National Poetry Month in the States, and once again I'm going to try to write something every day (a practice called NaPoWriMo, National Poetry Writing Month). This time, though, as I'm amid a flash fiction project, I'm going to write either a poem, a section of a poem, or a flash fiction each day.

I'm also pleased to say that the current crop of five poetry MAs at Bath Spa have agreed to join me. If you want commit here as well, just respond under Comments and I'll happily add you to the list. You don't have to post your poems or prove anything, but a few times a month it'd be good to hear how it's going and its effects on your writing, on your process.

So, along for the ride are--

1. John Wheway, Bath

2. Graham Burchell, Dawlish (UK)

3. Daniel Vasili, Bath

4. Jodie Hollander, Bath

5. Louise Ellis, Bath

6. Linda Black, London

7. Dave Sealey, Bath

8. Jenny Martin, London

9. Dawn Trook, San Francisco

10. Libby Walkup, Fargo

11. Helen Pizzey

12. Peter Daniels, London

13. Cat Conway, London

14. Matt Bryden, Bath

15. Desmond Swords, Ireland

16. Cynthia Carpenter, Toronto

17. Catherine Daly, Los Angeles

18. Mary Leader, West Lafayette, Indiana

19. Jill Crammond Wickham

20. Robin Reagler, Houston, Texas

21. Carolee Sherwood, Albany, New York

22. Paul Schloss, Norwich

23. Uma Gowrishankar, India