PAD - Poem-a-day Challenge

[KTC]

Don't forget the APRIL PAD CHALLENGE at Poetic Asides with Robert Lee Brewer. Rob's the guy from Writer's Digest who makes poetry cool!

POETIC ASIDES (http://blog.writersdigest.com/poeticasides/)

Rob gives a new prompt every day in April. You leave your poem in the comments section of the blog. I should have posted this sooner, but it's still quite easy to catch up. You can go there any time and post your poems. If you miss a day or two (or three), simply go back and play catch up.

Step 1: Read Prompt

Step 2: Post your poem in the comments section of that day's prompt


Have fun! There's lots to read while you're there. Rob has great blog posts and it looks like each day's prompt is receiving about 1000 poems!

[KTC]

Forgot to mention --- I challenge all of AW's poets to this challenge! Can you make a challenge to a challenge? Who cares...that's exactly what I'm doing. Get yourselves over to Robert's blog and start writing your PAD-Poems.

[Feiss]

Ooo. This sounds fun. We should post our comments here as well!!

I'm going to be in Italy for part of the month, but I can try and write one whenever I get internet access

[P.H.Delarran]

wow-439 comments/poems just on today's prompt so far.

[KTC]

I know, PH...it's incredible how many people are participating.

Feiss...I know that if you miss a few days, you could easily pop in and catch up...write a few at one time. You can do it.

I did this last year. I felt a real sense of accomplishment at the end of the month when I had a poem in each day's prompt.

[dclary]

I'm in, and posting my PAD's in the oft-neglected "poetry chapbook"

[KTC]

I'm in, and posting my PAD's in the oft-neglected "poetry chapbook"

Ooh! Good idea. You're posting them in the comments section of Robert's blog too, right?

If we post them in the Chapbook section here too...it will be a good way to keep track of them. They're a bit hard to find among the 900-1000 posted every day!

[KTC]

Fei...I love your Day 2 poem! Nice work. I can't seem to get into the swing of poetry these days. Hopefully these prompts will help me. I enjoyed your Day 2 very much.

[Feiss]

hee, thanks KTC. I want to post them here, but I think I'll just choose one for crit.

[P.H.Delarran]

I can't seem to get into the swing of poetry these days. Hopefully these prompts will help me.
ditto

[Feiss]

That 5 minute blank screen really helps when I'm blocked. I think there's a certain amount of blockage that needs to be written and thrown away before you get to the good stuff.

[dawn_meadows]

I got the email about the poem-a-day thing and have been inspired. For the last few years, I've been focusing on my novel writing, so I'm not brave enough to post my attempts at poetry to any site. But I am trying to write one a day. I am studying different forms of poetry and attempting to write two per type.

At the end of the month, I hope to have studied 15 types of poems and have a poem written every day.

So far, I have one free verse and two Kyrielle Sonnets.

[dclary]

Ooo. This sounds fun. We should post our comments here as well!!

I'm going to be in Italy for part of the month, but I can try and write one whenever I get internet access



Have fun, lucky dog, and don't cancel the flight on account of fear of peaches!!!

[dclary]

Ooh! Good idea. You're posting them in the comments section of Robert's blog too, right?
Well yeah, duh.

I did cheat, though. I used earlier poems for days 1 and 2, just to get started. If either of them get nominated for a prize, I will decline, on account of ineligibility.

[Lady Cat]

I can't seem to get into the swing of poetry these days. Hopefully these prompts will help me.

Maybe it's something going around, like the flu, but I've been the same way. :D

A few years ago I started doing the daily writing prompts on Writer's Digest to give my fiction writing a boost. Hopefully this will have the same effect for my poetry.

[kdnxdr]

I jumped in, looks like a lot of fun! I've been looking for something like the PAD.

I did my four, I've got alot going on but I'm going to try and go the distance. That would be a cool certificate to have.

kid

[Feiss]

Just did the animal one and the landmark one. WOOO!!! None of mine are good enough for a prize so far though :(

[kdnxdr]

I went back and reread the rules for the Poem-a-day Challenge.

The rules state that your poem cannot be previously published. Some of you have mentioned to collect our entries and someone posted the poem/s in the chapbook section, is that legal?? Will our poems be disqualified if we don't register or something????

[KTC]

It's really just an incentive to write, KD. I did it last year and posted them all to my blog as I wrote them. He means that they can't be previously published as in...you must write them then and there. He doesn't want anybody to simply post poems that they already have. It's sort of like Nanowrimo...the rules are loose. You can post your poem elsewhere after you write it for the PAD. Robert just wants the poems to be created from the prompts. It's all honor system. He will not send out a posse to get you. (-;

[Dichroic]

I went back and reread the rules for the Poem-a-day Challenge.

The rules state that your poem cannot be previously published. Some of you have mentioned to collect our entries and someone posted the poem/s in the chapbook section, is that legal?? Will our poems be disqualified if we don't register or something????

I think that's also why the chapbook and crit section are locked - specifically so stuff put there doesn't count as "published" and can be submitted elsewhere. And so it doesn't get harvested and used as spam, I guess.

[kdnxdr]

Thank you for the feed back. I just didn't want to disqualify myself for the possible consideration for the judging that they're going to be doing to be included in the anthology.

I also liked the idea of collecting them in one spot just to be able to look 'em over.

kid

PS: so far, I'm current :)

[KTC]

I still have to drag my faded arse over there for today's prompt. Been up to my neck in other stuff.

[kdnxdr]

My poem was a bit dorked, but I'm on it so far!

I needed some motivation.

[Feiss]

I still have to drag my faded arse over there for today's prompt. Been up to my neck in other stuff.

as long as you don't get distrac

[KTC]

as long as you don't get distrac

I still didn't make it over there. Seems I must have been completely distrac

[KTC]

20% complete. Man, the month goes by fast.

[Feiss]

I still didn't make it over there. Seems I must have been completely distrac


looks like you got over your distraction.
wahaha. I'm going to find yours and read it.
whaha

[Feiss]

I love them! And your landmark one, what do you mean you lost yo groove man?

[KTC]

I love them! And your landmark one, what do you mean you lost yo groove man?


When I shake I no longer jingle. Ka-ching!

[kdnxdr]

change in my pocket - I ching





(sorry, you inspired me - hehe)

[Feiss]

Oh well I've gone and F'ed it up.

For some reason the Memories one really tripped me up. Which is so strange, because I write about memories A LOT

[KTC]

For anybody still doing this, we are 40% there! For Feiss...go back and write that memory poem. You can do it. For those who haven't taken part to date...you can still get in the game. You can go through every day and write a poem for each prompt...play catch up and then stay on track by visiting every day.

[Ganesha]

Ooo. This sounds fun. We should post our comments here as well!!

I'm going to be in Italy for part of the month, but I can try and write one whenever I get internet access
what'ya doing in Italy?

[Ganesha]

change in my pocket - I ching





(sorry, you inspired me - hehe)
hahaha...loved this humor.

[Feiss]

For anybody still doing this, we are 40% there! For Feiss...go back and write that memory poem. You can do it. For those who haven't taken part to date...you can still get in the game. You can go through every day and write a poem for each prompt...play catch up and then stay on track by visiting every day.


I did! I did them all. You pushy OCD monk.

[KTC]

I did! I did them all. You pushy OCD monk.

Pushy OCD Monk smiles serenely.

[kdnxdr]

I'm up to speed. But, thanks for the monk moment :)

[KTC]

NOTE TO ALL THOSE PARTICIPATING:

APRIL 13TH POEMS HAVE BEEN LOST. IF YOU POSTED ON THE 13TH, CHECK TO SEE IF YOUR POEM IS STILL THERE. SEVERAL HUNDRED WERE WIPED OUT.

[Lady Cat]

I guess it was just as well I hadn't come up with a poem for day 13 yet. :D

All caught up now, again! I find some days more challenging than others so I end up falling behind and then having to catch up. Anyone else having this problem?

[Feiss]

good god, I'm in Cinque Terre, finally found the internet, I'm days and days behind. :(!!!!!!!

[KTC]

You can do it. You can do it. speed poeticize.

[kdnxdr]

Went to help my mom who just had a triple by-pass and then congestive heart failure. I'm quite a few days behind so, it's BLAST OFF TIME! for me...........

[KTC]

I hope everybody is keeping up! Almost done. JUST A NOTE: ALL OF THE 27th's ENTRIES WERE WIPED OUT. YOU WILL HAVE TO REPOST THE 27TH IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY!

Good luck seeing it to the finish!

[kdnxdr]

Well, I think I did it...........I wasn't able to work the tracking tool but I did my best and hopefully, I didn't lose track.

It was rough because alot of things got in the way and plus I procrastinated a little.......but, whew! I think I got them all done. Some definately better than others.

This has been a very fun and challenging project!

Thanks KTC for posting this great opportunity.

kid

[Lady Cat]

I like to add my thanks too!

This was a fun challenge (for the most part ;)) and the best part is I have thirty new poems !

[Feiss]

I FEILED (get it? FEI-led)