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Welcome to National Poetry Writing Month, also known as NaPoWriMo! Your task is to write thirty poems during the thirty days of April. This group is dedicated to helping you churn out those thirty poems by providing you with prompts, challenges and inspiring discussion.

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Until Dec 31, 2023

Founded 9 Years ago
Mar 25, 2013

Location
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Group Focus
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Media Type
Literature

454 Members
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Recent Journal Entries

Mar 28, 2020 Welcome to NaPo 2020 + Tips n Tricks!
May 25, 2022 NaPoWriMo 2022: Completionists
May 17, 2022 Best of NaPoWriMo 2022
May 17, 2022 Challenge 4 Winner
May 4, 2022 Challenge 3 Winner!
May 4, 2022 Best of NaPo 2022: Week 4
Apr 28, 2022 NaPo 2022 Wrap Up + Closing Instructions
Apr 23, 2022 NaPo 2022: Challenge 2 Winner + Challenge 4
Apr 22, 2022 Best of NaPo 2022: Week 3
Apr 22, 2022 NaPo 2022: Week 4 Prompts

National Poetry Writing Month

Group Rules

We accept poetry only.

There are four folders set up, one for each of the weeks of April. Please submit your poem according to the day it was intended for (consecutively), not the day you posted it. Also, we do not accept entry to later weeks. Those folders will remain closed until that week arrives.

In accordance with the above, please indicate in your author's description and/or the title that the poem was written for NaPoWriMo (you can simply put the group's icon if you like) and which day the poem was written for - i.e. "day 5" or "April 5th". If you're not writing one poem per day, you can simply put "poem #5" and we will consider it as written for day five.

There is a limit of three deviations per day.

While we do accept multiple poems in one deviation, we will accept no more than 7 at a time. So PLEASE have them in this format: Week 1 (poems 1-7), Week 2(8-14) etc. You naturally can have less than 7 in one deviation, but no more than that. So no 17 deviations in one single shot.

No old deviations. All pieces must be new as of April 1st. Nothing before. No exceptions.

About NaPoWriMo

Your task: write thirty poems in thirty days.

You don't have to write one per day, but it's highly recommended.

They can be as short or as long as you want.

They can also be any form you want, or free-verse! It's up to you.

They don't have to be your best. Take the month of May to fix them up if you like (National Poetry Editing Month, anyone?)

You don't have to finish - but if you do, there may be prizes to be won!

Weekly Challenge Winners

Week 1

pineliquor

morning light falling on a cold, red apple(i did not expect it.)when the flesh closed over the wound,leaving behind red strech marks(i did not intend it to happen.) yetpain breaks through the surface, leaving ripplescrashing across the skinthey would fade, with time, still(i have not intended it) a crash, the fallends up confined, swallow the pill. with each remedythe accumulation persists.it will come for me, certainlythe monster underneath my bed, a decade afterit will hunt me down.apologies cluster around my throatpassing through as strained whispers(i'm sorry) is not enough, my sad brittle heartis sent away for nursinga bit of care, some distance, and it will returnbright and supple as an apple, waiting for the dawn breaking over the morning, after the war

Week 2

Midn1ghtInk

Postage Paid (NaPo#12)Say what you will About the atrocities of manAgainst his gods,But shooting the messengerSends the mostPowerful of messages

Week 3

SicariusAlatum

Embracing Sui GenerisTrauma and tears have left the largest wounds,Something to show for what has happenedAnd something, something to scarOver and leave behind my marksOf which I remain oddly proud;For this is something, something I have survived,And I remain proud even if it might be scorned upon,Because it is part of who I am and have become;There is no shame in being yourselfAs you embrace your differences and experiences,And flaws that become our greatest strengthsMust never be underestimated.Heartfriends, gather round my table!Feast on the offerings that I give you in love,All I ask is that you swallow in the name of peace.With all our idiosyncratic marksI ask you to remember:When you reach for the stars, you-You hold them to your heart,And know that they belong.

Week 4

miserabel

only meI had brought you something,as is polite,but it was a shitty gift -so I took a shovel,and buried it on a barren fieldnext to the interstateon my way here.I had brought you something,not only to be polite,I promise. It was supposed to not beabout money,but then I got embarrassed I didn't spend much -you may have thought that meantI didn't value you (enough).it's been a while.I do not want to bepolite;I buried your gift,I ended upjust bringing myself,with dirt under my fingernails.I could be yours,for a little while;that ought to be enough.

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NaPo Week 3 Prompts

by Medoriko, Apr 14, 2022, 11:43:31 PM
Journals / Personal

Well, we're officially at the halfway point for NaPoWriMo 2022. How are you guys faring so far? Still got gas in the tank to push through the next two weeks? OR are you like me and are already 3 days behind

Whatever the case, we still have more NaPo to look forward to!!

Just a few quick reminders before we get to the prompts! The gallery folder for week 3 is now open! So, you can submit poems for days 15-21. Please don't forget to include the day/number in your author's description as well as indicating that it's for NaPoWriMo (the usual). Note: the other folders from previous weeks do NOT close. So if you're starting late or are behind, you can still submit to the appropriate folder. Just ensure to submit to the right place.

Also, now that we have 3 folders open -- please try to ensure that you don't accidentally submit a week 1 poem to the week 2 folder, or vice versa. Otherwise, we'll have to reject it.

We're still looking for prize donations for the winner's pool! Anything from points, comments, llamas, features, etc. are very welcome, so send a note over to me if you'd like to donate.

Here is our prize list so far:

Points: 2462

Features for the winners -- Medoriko from personal page and also through: TandemFeatures NaPoWriMo and will be cross posted to CRLiterature

psto1464: critiques or comments, and llamas for the winners

Anonymous Donor: Diamond badges to three random winners

SicariusAlatum : Llamas to all winners

writingbubble : fragments to randomly chosen winners

QuixoticApricot : features to winners

Ink-Singer : Llamas to all winner, and comment/critique + feature to 5 randomly chosen winners

That's it so far! So if you are able to donate anything (or I forgot to add your donation), please let us know.

Discord:

Just a reminder that we do have a discord! Invite is here: https://discord.gg/E9ZCckvb4S <--just click here, and you'll be in! If you are unsure what we use this for, please refer back to the "Welcome to NaPo 2022" journal from Week 1!

Other updates before we begin:

Week 2 Challenge has ended, so no additional entries will be accepted! We will begin judging tomorrow.
I will post the Challenge for Week 3 later in the day today (or tomorrow depending on your time zone lol)
Winner for Challenge 1 will be announced today too.

Now! With all that out of the way, I present to you the prompts for Week 3!

Words/Quotes

Labyrinthine -- Twisting and turning. Lassitude -- Weariness, listlessness. Opulent -- Lush, luxuriant. Vestigial -- In trace amounts. Chatoyant -- Like a cat's eye. Erstwhile -- At one time, for a time. Inglenook -- A cozy nook by the hearth. Mellifluous -- Sweet sounding. Halcyon -- Happy, sunny, care-free. Susurrous -- Whispering, hissing. "There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed." -- Ray Goforth "Success is most often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable." -- Coco Chanel "The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes." -- Frank Lloyd Wright "Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down." -- Charles F. Kettering "Mathematics began to seem too much like puzzle solving. Physics is puzzle solving, too, but of puzzles created by nature, not by the mind of man." -- Maria Goeppert Mayer "No matter how slow the film, Spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer It has chosen." -- Minor White Prompts

Write a poem about how you assembled a puzzle or game from your childhood. Focus on the imagery, the pieces, intention and focus.
Write a love poem to your favorite book. Be sure to flip through the book, focusing on what you found was most meaningful.
List the three most inconvenient things that happened to you today. Now write a poem about at least one of them.
Write a poem from the perspective of a creature that lives in a cave or in the deep sea.
Listen to a song you really enjoy. Focus on your most favorite part of the music. Write a poem about all the sensations, images, feelings, lyrics and other components of that specific part of the song.
Imagine yourself living 300 or more years ago. You still have the same personality and body. Write a poem about yourself and your interactions and with the people of that time.

Other prompts can be found here:

A Little Prompt-y Goodness III

March 28, 2018

Poetry has its own National Month dedicated to it!

Artwork/Photography:

Music:

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Two weeks down, two to go. Let's do this!! See you guys in a week <3

-M-

@NaPoWriMo

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NaPoWriMo 2022: Completionists

by Medoriko, May 25, 2022, 4:57:49 PM
Journals / Personal

So, I just wanted to take a moment to thank each and every one of you within this group. It does not matter if you completed all 30 poems or only 1 poem this month, this group would not be what it has become since I took over in 2015 without you guys. It is a constant delight to be running this special group, and I sincerely look forward to saddling up each year to go through this literary rollercoaster with everyone. I know dA, and the lit community in particular, is not what it used to be. Other OGs can attest to this. But you guys have been resilient despite that, and it means a lot to me to see this group continue where many others have not. So, yet again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for being some of the very best of the literature community on deviant Art <3 Also, super special shout out to my admin team:

@Lionnfart

@Xyron7777777

@EnzymeDevice

Ya'll were great as usual this year. Thanks for putting up with my bizarre schedule and me in general

And with that, I am proud to announce the brave souls who have weathered the storm and completed ALL 30 days/poems for NaPoWriMo 2022.

Congratulations to:

MEEEEEEEEEEE -- @Medoriko

WE DID IT GUYS!!

If you did note the group and I somehow missed you, please let me know. lol

I'm so proud of everyone in this group, whether you completed all 30 days/poems or not. NaPo is a difficult challenge to take on, as it's hard to stay inspired for that long, and sometimes life gets in the way.

However, the people above managed to make it to the end! So, let me recap our amazing prizes.

Points: 2462 (everyone will get 223 points!)

Features for the winners -- Medoriko from personal page and also through: TandemFeatures NaPoWriMo and will be cross posted to CRLiterature

psto1464: critiques or comments, and llamas for the winners

Anonymous Donor: Diamond badges to three random winners

SicariusAlatum : Llamas to all winners

writingbubble : fragments to randomly chosen winners

QuixoticApricot : features to winners

Ink-Singer : Llamas to all winner, and comment/critique + feature to 5 randomly chosen winners

Thank you for all for joining us this year, and I hope to see you guys again (in whatever capacity it may be) again for NaPo 2023. I will be reaching out to prize donators via note tomorrow, points will be distributed out and then will begin with features for all winners tomorrow as well. Take care <3

With love,

-M-

@NaPoWriMo

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Super Group
Until Dec 31, 2023

Founded 9 Years ago
Mar 25, 2013

Location
Global

Group Focus
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Media Type
Literature

454 Members
428 Watchers
36,019 Pageviews

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Haegun Featured By Owner Apr 28, 2022

In case I was being too literal with "note" in the instructions (I sent the journal via a note to the group), I am also placing it here, just in case. I will be out of town tomorrow and the weekend, so am doing this now.

NaPoWriMo 2022 Wrap UpWell, I hope I am doing this correctly. If this doesn't get to :iconnapowrimo: I will copy and paste the link of this journal entry onto their page. Aside from my last poem in which I pay tribute to the process and poets, these range from serious to lighthearted, sad to humorous, with different meters and schemes and even some foreign language involvement. And what collection of mine would be complete without including some vampires? So, without further ado, here are my 30 in order:,FFarewell [1]My love's skin has taken on the pallor of death,,PPleasant Surprise [2]I knew her, of course, but I Listened to my,,OOn the Third Day [3]We gathered in the upper room Hiding as we might,,AAnthropocene Dystopia [4]Man has created A new world order Not of politics,,CCycle [5]She woke up, hungry Rising, she went out To answer,,MMadeleine de Proust [6]Proust had it right well, almost for him, is was,,SSakura [7]one tree white, one pink the wind attacks,,KKrashanki [8]A legend In the Eastern Church Says that Mary,,DDialogue of the Fearful [9]If I told you That I love you Would that scare you,,SSakura Sadness [10]木が咲いた落ちた花びらと悲しみ Ki ga saita Ochita hanabira ,,FFibonacci Love Letter [11]I Don’t Know why You think I Don’t want to see you,,AAt the Beginning [12]A new found friend gave me a glimpse of the past,,HH P, You're Killing Me [13]H P Lovecraft tried to spell Words coming from the,,IInvisible [14]In a crowd yet all alone no one can see The pain,,MMorning Coffee [15]I mix my coffee Until it matches her skin She is,,AA Dream Come True [16]I look at you And I see a woman Behind whose eyes,,,AA Limerick with Bite [17]My dear wife is not a cadaver Even though the,,LLover's Lament [18]if I've wronged you is my saying I'm sorry,,HHidden in Plain Sight [19]The niqab is perfect For a woman like me I can,,WWhat I Have Learned [20]I've traveled 'round the world in hopes to find,,DDichotomy [21]as with many things there are two sides to the,,RRoller Coaster [22]Pain Needle Chemicals ,,JJump [23]Engine noise Shouting Up and down The line Ramp,,CConfession of a Writer [24]I recently told a friend That I create Imaginary,,HHolding On [25]We hold on to what hurts us hoping that we will,,HHell on Earth [26]A fate worse than death Is dealing with that Most,,CCaptured [27]I am not a fish But I am caught In your net Don't,,MMuch Better [28]Better than the sound Of waves lapping the shore,,MMars, Venus and Earth [29]They say that Men are from Mars And Women Are from,,TTwelve by Twelve [30]This Brings to An end the Event known as

Medoriko Featured By Owner Apr 28, 2022 Hobbyist Writer

The note was perfect and what we needed. Thank you!

miserabel Featured By Owner Apr 24, 2021 Hobbyist Writer

Hey, I'm suuuuper late with this, but I'd like to join up on the discord server and the invite link from week 1 is no longer valid Sweating a little...

could I have an invite?

Medoriko Featured By Owner Apr 25, 2021 Hobbyist Writer

https://discord.gg/E9ZCckvb4S

Midn1ghtInk Featured By Owner Apr 14, 2021 Hobbyist Writer

Hiya! I think the admins for this group have done an amazing job working through all the submissions despite all the glitches in the DA system outside of their control. The only one of mine that looks like it slipped through the cracks was called "Lida Lane", and if it makes it then it makes it, if not then no biggie. This has still been an adventure for a sci fi writer like me haha! Thank you again, admins, for all the work you continue to put in! This is incredible 🖤

Medoriko Featured By Owner Apr 14, 2021 Hobbyist Writer

Ah, that means alot! I'm so glad you're enjoying yourself. It makes all this so worth it <3 We appreciate your patience with all the dA issues giving us trouble this year.

Xyron7777777 got your piece sorted, so you should be good to go. Let us know if anything else seems odd throughout the month. Keeping my fingers crossed the issue has been resolved. And ooo sci fi, you say? I'd love to read. If you want, feel free to note my personal account with some pieces to read!

Much love,

-M-

Midn1ghtInk Featured By Owner Apr 15, 2021 Hobbyist Writer

You're amazing, thank you for the encouragement 🖤 if I write anything worthy of not burning I'll send it your way 😂

Medoriko Featured By Owner Apr 16, 2021 Hobbyist Writer

LMAO I felt that. Well I'll gladly reach anything, i'm sure i'll enjoy it!

Xyron7777777 Featured By Owner Apr 14, 2021 Hobbyist Writer

Hiya Midn1ghtInk!

Thanks for the kind words! We're running a skeleton crew, but we're dedicated to keeping things running. Our overlord, Medoriko is a absolute beast and 0% of this would be possible without her at the helm.

I went ahead and sent a request to add "Lida Lane" to the 8-14 folder. Sorry it slipped past us! We think we might have figured it out and stopped any new units from missing out on our gallery, but we also opened up a channel in our NaPoWriMo discord for anyone who has this same problem in the future. Feel free to send one of us a message if you're interested in joining us there as well!

Midn1ghtInk Featured By Owner Apr 14, 2021 Hobbyist Writer

Sweet! Thank you so much! 🖤 you're amazing *hugs* I haven't made a discord profile yet, but if I ever do I'll make sure to look up this lovely bunch

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