{"id":5745,"date":"2011-03-29T15:48:42","date_gmt":"2011-03-29T19:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/?p=5745"},"modified":"2011-03-31T02:09:47","modified_gmt":"2011-03-31T06:09:47","slug":"national-poetry-month-limerick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/2011\/03\/29\/national-poetry-month-limerick\/","title":{"rendered":"Limerick Ode To National Poetry Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

April 1st is coming. Are you excited yet? No, I’m not talking about April Fool’s Day, although that’s pretty cool too. But April 1st is also the start of a month-long celebration of poetry in the U.S.A. — National Poetry Month<\/a> (not to be confused with World Poetry Day<\/a>.) Many online poets celebrate by writing a poem each day, and they announce their poetic participation over at NaPoWriMo.<\/a> <\/p>\n

So will I be writing a limerick a day in April? Damn right … with the occasional haiku, tanka, quatrain, or butterfly cinquain <\/a> thrown in to spice things up. And of course I’ll be posting my weekly Limerick-Offs and Limerick of the Week contests<\/a> every Sunday or Monday.<\/p>\n

Here’s my Limerick Ode To National Poetry Month:<\/p>\n

Limerick Ode To National Poetry Month (April 2011)
\nBy Madeleine Begun Kane<\/p>\n

Dear poets, it’s time to prepare
\nFor our April-long poetry fair.
\nWe’ll write verse ev’ry day.
\nNot on Tax Day? Okay.
\nJust be sure that you read, write, and share.<\/p>\n

Here are some good poetry sites that plan to celebrate National Poetry Month in a big way with daily prompts: Big Tent Poetry<\/a> and Poetic Asides.<\/a> Additionally, Writers Island<\/a> will be providing a daily spot to post your April poems. And if that’s not enough, some sites offer daily prompts all year long, such as The Teachers Corner<\/a> and Dodge Writes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Moreover, New York City is holding two poetry contests in honor of National Poetry Month:<\/a> NYC’s second annual Twitter poetry “Poetweet” contest and its “Poem In Your Pocket Day NYC” Facebook page \u201cEnvelope Project.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you know of any other National Poetry Day events, contests, and\/or prompts, feel free to post them here in the comments section. Thanks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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