Official DU NaPoWriMo 2020 Discussion Thread
It is liberating to write without judgment or the stress of how polished or edited it has to be or which poem is the best to win a trophy. We're all winners.
I'm having the most fun in this NaPo writing exercise, than i've ever had in my life. Writing on themes that i would never have tackled/entertained before, style or form. I'm just writing to the point that i wish it was 2 poems a day lol
I'm having the most fun in this NaPo writing exercise, than i've ever had in my life. Writing on themes that i would never have tackled/entertained before, style or form. I'm just writing to the point that i wish it was 2 poems a day lol
Layla said:It is liberating to write without judgment or the stress of how polished or edited it has to be or which poem is the best to win a trophy. We're all winners.
I'm having the most fun in this NaPo writing exercise, than i've ever had in my life. Writing on themes that i would never have tackled/entertained before, style or form. I'm just writing to the point that i wish it was 2 poems a day lol
Me too Layla!!
I'm having the most fun in this NaPo writing exercise, than i've ever had in my life. Writing on themes that i would never have tackled/entertained before, style or form. I'm just writing to the point that i wish it was 2 poems a day lol
Me too Layla!!
Layla said:It is liberating to write without judgment or the stress of how polished or edited it has to be or which poem is the best to win a trophy. We're all winners.
I'm having the most fun in this NaPo writing exercise, than i've ever had in my life. Writing on themes that i would never have tackled/entertained before, style or form. I'm just writing to the point that i wish it was 2 poems a day lol
You could, if you turned your Auntie into a Gorn or other character from our sister Prompt comp! Imagine her getting a kick out of being a tribble!
Seriously ( although I was ), we love hearing stories like this about Napo. So thank you for taking the time to share them.
I'm having the most fun in this NaPo writing exercise, than i've ever had in my life. Writing on themes that i would never have tackled/entertained before, style or form. I'm just writing to the point that i wish it was 2 poems a day lol
You could, if you turned your Auntie into a Gorn or other character from our sister Prompt comp! Imagine her getting a kick out of being a tribble!
Seriously ( although I was ), we love hearing stories like this about Napo. So thank you for taking the time to share them.
Layla said:It is liberating to write without judgment or the stress of how polished or edited it has to be or which poem is the best to win a trophy. We're all winners.
I'm having the most fun in this NaPo writing exercise, than i've ever had in my life. Writing on themes that i would never have tackled/entertained before, style or form. I'm just writing to the point that i wish it was 2 poems a day lol
Go you! Relatable!
Isn't it interesting!?
I'm having the most fun in this NaPo writing exercise, than i've ever had in my life. Writing on themes that i would never have tackled/entertained before, style or form. I'm just writing to the point that i wish it was 2 poems a day lol
Go you! Relatable!
Isn't it interesting!?
Greetings, Participants! Congratulations! If your planet has sprouted a Poppie, you've successfully navigated through the requirements to reach day 12 of the Challenge! If it didn't, you know what to do ( or, should at this point ).
Anonymous
EPISODE 12/30
The atmosphere of the S-Cargo Truck Stop's parking lot unraveled into pure chaos.
Birdbrains in pointy helmeted suits everywhere on the asterisk began pouncing on the passengers and crew of the Stanza! AspergerPoet54 was hooked by the back of the trousers with a fishing pole and hauled off! Eerie was herded into a glass mason jar! An extremely hungry Birdbrain was chasing LunaGreyhawk with a large magnifying glass because it couldn't wait to cook her on the griddle in the kitchen!
Sex_on_the_Joe was already tied, gagged and bagged up with a side of fries - being handed out the S-Cargo drive-up window to a freight clucker!
S-Cargo . . , Deannavati quietly pondered to herself as she remained calm, until the wordplay became apparent. Es-Car-Got . . . Ohhh, nooo!
Quickly she plugged the Stanza into an outlet, hit the RECHARGE button and dashed inside the starship to the Bridge. There wasn't enough power to take off, but there was enough to project a hologram out into the parking lot.
Suddenly there was a forty-foot tall Cat'astrophe towering over the Birdbrains, who immediately dropped what they were doing and scattered to the four corners of the asterisk in fear for their lives.
"Christ in a f'kn cartoon," she grumbled before performing a daily inventory of the crew. All the Poet Wardens and NaPoWriMo cadets were accounted for.
And from the restaurant's walk-in freezer, seven slugs and one strange, green worm - all in need of defrosting and hot soup - were wheeled with two-wheel dollies aboard the Stanza before taking off.
I'm not going to say which two people in my life think my poetry sucks squared...
But I was told that if others HERE would kindly tell me what they really think...
so they asked you through me... not fair to any of us.
I wouldn't be "ruining my life... "
This morning two adults think my writing is worse than unpalatable... literally.... thinking it's destroying a perfectly good quality of life for me.
But I was told that if others HERE would kindly tell me what they really think...
so they asked you through me... not fair to any of us.
I wouldn't be "ruining my life... "
This morning two adults think my writing is worse than unpalatable... literally.... thinking it's destroying a perfectly good quality of life for me.
I can honestly say I never thought I’d be writing my 12th daily poem in a row, and the feeling is divine 💜. JohnnyBlaze, the story has been so much fun to read, it puts me right back into challenge mode every morning. Thank you all for all your hard work keeping us on track!
Anonymous
LunaGreyhawk said:I can honestly say I never thought I’d be writing my 12th daily poem in a row, and the feeling is divine 💜. JohnnyBlaze, the story has been so much fun to read, it puts me right back into challenge mode every morning. Thank you all for all your hard work keeping us on track!
Thank you, Luna. It was/is a Team effort. Everyone pitched in lots of great ideas to stitch together and Ahavati's graphics always nail the highlights.
Thank you, Luna. It was/is a Team effort. Everyone pitched in lots of great ideas to stitch together and Ahavati's graphics always nail the highlights.
Edible, I don’t know who told you that, but for what it’s worth - I LOVE the energy you bring to your writing. You have a lovely way of playing with your words before asking us to digest them, and it’s unique and refreshing. I’m sorry someone felt the need to tell you such a thing, but whenever someone criticizes my writing, I try to remember two things: all art is subjective to the audience. What one loves, another despises. It isn’t personal to me, even if it feels that way. The other is that I’m still learning, and growing, so maybe I’m not where I want to be, but I strive for better all the time. So in that sense, all art is just practicing a thing I love. ((Hugs to you)) 💜.
Ew, We can't write a perfect poem every time. Each poem has its audience and how someone reads and interprets is so subjective that we can't contorl if they will like every single thing we write.
Sometimes the best of our work gets so little feedback and other times mediocre or less than par gets great deal of comments, discussions praise.
In my experience, its best not to share or show what you write with family or friends.
Firstly, poetry is a language all on its own and the basic reader or someone who speaks common language is not trained to read or understand poetic tongue, metaphors, imagery...these are all ways of expressing in uncommon ways that the mass is untrained for.
Basically, don't have expectations from people who don't have the ability to see beyond the words. I know how much our families and close friends mean to us and they're approval and praise always gives us the confidence that we are understood/accepted by the ones we love but its not their fault, they just don't know how to understand or sometimes relate to what the underlying message is in poetry.
Sometimes the best of our work gets so little feedback and other times mediocre or less than par gets great deal of comments, discussions praise.
In my experience, its best not to share or show what you write with family or friends.
Firstly, poetry is a language all on its own and the basic reader or someone who speaks common language is not trained to read or understand poetic tongue, metaphors, imagery...these are all ways of expressing in uncommon ways that the mass is untrained for.
Basically, don't have expectations from people who don't have the ability to see beyond the words. I know how much our families and close friends mean to us and they're approval and praise always gives us the confidence that we are understood/accepted by the ones we love but its not their fault, they just don't know how to understand or sometimes relate to what the underlying message is in poetry.
EdibleWords said:I'm not going to say which two people in my life think my poetry sucks squared...
But I was told that if others HERE would kindly tell me what they really think...
so they asked you through me... not fair to any of us.
I wouldn't be "ruining my life... "
This morning two adults think my writing is worse than unpalatable... literally.... thinking it's destroying a perfectly good quality of life for me.
Not sure who told you that; however, what others think do not define who you are as a person or writer. Nor does their opinion define your poetry in the mind of others. It's just their opinion; what you give attention to will follow you.
Just support other writers, comment on their work, and you'll get support in return. That's just the way it works around here. Ignore the others; accept their opinion as their own, just don't allow it to define you.
Know the truth about yourself, even if others have not come to the same conclusion ( yet ).
But I was told that if others HERE would kindly tell me what they really think...
so they asked you through me... not fair to any of us.
I wouldn't be "ruining my life... "
This morning two adults think my writing is worse than unpalatable... literally.... thinking it's destroying a perfectly good quality of life for me.
Not sure who told you that; however, what others think do not define who you are as a person or writer. Nor does their opinion define your poetry in the mind of others. It's just their opinion; what you give attention to will follow you.
Just support other writers, comment on their work, and you'll get support in return. That's just the way it works around here. Ignore the others; accept their opinion as their own, just don't allow it to define you.
Know the truth about yourself, even if others have not come to the same conclusion ( yet ).
