It’s National Poetry Month – Do You Know Where Your Poems Are?

I admit I’m doing a bit of catching up – my host was down for a few days due to server issues, so I’ve been setting up a new hosting system, I lost a couple of days to just resting after the tulip adventure (detailed in the last post) and I’m also getting ready to host family, so I’ve been cleaning and setting up. And where is the poetry in all of that? Good question! I’ve written a few poems, but nowhere near a poem a day. How about you?

Speaking of poems a day, I’m going to be a guest judge for the April 27 Poem a Day Poetry Challenge via Writer’s Digest. Have you heard of it? If you are picked, you get to be in a real anthology and everything. It’s all very exciting. They have a different judge every day, so if you haven’t entered yet, you should!

I’d also like to give a quick shout out to Serena of Savvy Verse and Wit for mentioning me in her “Poetry Has a Genre For You” post on Book Bloggers International. Poetry really does have something for everyone, she’s right – romance, mystery, science fiction.

And also, thanks to C.A. LaRue for nominating this blog for the Beautiful Blogger awards. I like all her nominations, so I would add the following:

—Kelly Davio, for her insider information (as the former editor of the LA Review) and her discussions of books and book tours.

—Kelli Russell Agodon, for her cheerful and useful meditations on the writing life

—Rachel Dacus, whose observations on nature and writing have always been inspiring.

—Rebecca Loudon, whose blog posts have inspired more than one poem.

—Kristen Berkey-Abbott, who discusses Christianity, working in an admin role in a university, and poetry in a unique (and frequently updated) blog.

—Karen Weyant, whose own poetry is fantastic and who discusses working-class and Appalachian poetry books.

–OK, it is hard to pick just seven – how about a tie for seventh: Sandra Beasley, who discusses her poetry career in graceful ways, and Sara Tracey, who has been discussing leaving academia after getting her Phd.

Note to Nominees:
If you chose to accept the award, please do the following:
1.  Add the Beautiful Blogger Award logo (found above) to your sidebar.
2.  Thank the person who nominated you and create a link back to his/her site.
3.  Nominate 7 (yes only seven) other bloggers and say a little something about why they inspire you.