National Haiku Writing Month -- February

[ysabetwordsmith]

This popped up on a mailing list today:

 

February is National Haiku Writing Month.  It is the shortest month, so

why not celebrate with the shortest genre of poetry by writing a haiku a

day for February?

https://sites.google.com/site/nahaiwrimo/home

Prompts for February, so far:

1 - apple

2 - boat

3 - catfish

There is a facebook page where people can post their haiku:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/NaHaiWriMo/108107262587697

On the facebook page, you can find the prompts by clicking the graphic for

the month (February).  Michael Dylan Welch is doing the prompts and he's

posting them in the comments section of the graphic.

 

On poetry teachers, favorite poems, and why we love poetry

[rbarenblat]

Thank y'all so much for the lovely conversations in the comments threads on my two previous posts.

This time around, I'd like to know more about y'all. How did you develop an interest in poetry? Have you encountered any writing teachers who've really shaped your sense of what poetry is and can be (and if so, will you tell us about them?) What do you love most about poetry? Do you have a favorite poem (and if so, will you share it in comments)?

I'll answer these questions myself, too, below the cut.

( Here goes... )

I have several favorite poems. (Indeed, I have several favorite poets.) But one of my favorite poems is by Thomas Lux, and it's called "An Horatian Notion."

( Here it is )