Now that the New Year has come and gone and you’ve started on all your challenges and readalongs, Lu and I would like to jump in and add just one more. Instead of a readalong or a reading challenge, though, this is a blog-along with one goal: blog about poetry once a month.
If you regularly read poetry, if you’re just starting to explore the form, if you want a reason to read more, but most of all, if you want a place to talk, gripe, or wax poetic about poetry, this is your blog-along. If you want a place where you can ask questions about poetry, share your favorite poem, discuss how poetry makes you feel, this is just your kind of event.
Most of all, this is a laid-back way to get the book blogging community posting about poetry. This isn’t necessarily a challenge to read more poetry, though we hope you will! (Check out Serena at Saavy, Verse & Wit’s awesome poetry challenge!) There is only one rule: post about poetry once a month, on the last Tuesday of the month. Then Lu and I will write a wrap-up post the following Friday to keep the discussion going.
Poetry: Read More/Blog More – A Monthly Event!
1) Post about poetry on your blog on the following dates:
January 31st
February 28th
March 27th
April 23rd
May 29th
June 26th
July 31st
August 28th
September 25th
October 30th
November 27th
December 18th
2) Sign up with Mr. Linky! (Please link to a post specifically about this event if possible! You will find the Linky on Lu's Blog here.)
And, if you need any inspiration for what poems to read, be sure and check out the lists I posted back in December!
I'd like to participate in this but I'm not doing anything "official" this year…so I won't officially sign up but might play along!!
ReplyDeleteIt will just be fun to have posts every month. I hope you will join in for at least a couple of them. :)
DeleteGood luck! I'm not a poetry fan but I can definitely appreciate those who love it!
ReplyDeleteI am not either, but I am trying!
DeletePoetry is something I've neglected for too long. This reminds me to read more in 2012. Good luck with the challenge! I'll be checking in regularly to see how it's all going.
ReplyDeleteYes, well, reading more was one of my goals for 2012, too. This is just making it a bit more formal. :)
DeleteFor whatever reason I have always assumed that poetry isn't for me, but I'm sure your monthly gathering could change my opinion!
ReplyDeleteI am not so sure it is really for me either, but I am going to try!
DeleteGreat idea - and I can join in an "event" without breaking my "no more challenges" rule! (Well, it's already broken, but I won't break it any more).
ReplyDeleteI'm off to sign up, and I've posted about it here:http://margheallaraleim.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/a-monthly-poetry-post/
That's great! I am happy to see people joining in. :)
DeleteLike I was telling Lu, you can definitely count me in on some months, if not all. What an excellent idea!
ReplyDeleteI am happy you are going to join in!!
DeleteI think this is great. I'm going to do my best to participate!
ReplyDeleteThis is interesting. I had intended reading some poetry this year. However, I'm not sure I want to make it a thing I must do because I have quite a bit of other reading on my plate. I'm bookmarking this though...I would really like to be able to read some poetry. :)
ReplyDeleteWell, it is very informal, so whatever you decide to do it would be fun to have you join in!
DeleteThank you!:) When/If I get some poetry reading done, I'll report in on your scheduled dates. :) All the best with running this event! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! It is no different than me attempting to read plays... I still haven't started any Shakespeare yet!
DeleteI'm in. ;) Not sure HOW I'll write about poetry but... ;)
ReplyDeleteMe either... I haven't even read very much of it. I am off to a bad start!
DeleteI already post about poetry at least once a week, so it will be a pleasure to do it in the company of others. For people like Trish who aren't sure how to start, you could come by and see how I do it, in case something like that would work for you.
ReplyDeleteThat's great, Jeanne. I will mention this when I post a reminder post on Sunday.
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