National Poetry Month begins… and NaPoWriMo!

While teaching in April always feels like transition in giving birth (I can’t do it, How can I go on, I’m so tired, Let me sleep), somehow National Poetry Month manages to be the midwife, reminding me to breathe, keep pushing, tune into the beautiful effort of living and bringing good things into the world.

So, here I am again, adding daily poetry writing to my to-do list, doing my damnedest to keep up with the NaPoWriMo goal of writing a poem a day. Here goes!

If you want to join this creative effort, click the button below for prompts if you need ‘em: