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National Poetry Month '26: Home

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Hello,  National Poetry Month . This month, I will be writing 26 poems for the April celebration. The poems will be about whatever has piqued my interest in the last twenty-four hours.  Checking In  It's Day 10 of National Poetry Month. Last year, I told myself I could write a poem a day in my journal. That went exactly the way you would expect. Womp, womp, womp. This year, I decided I needed a bit more accountability, so I will publish a poem each day in April on this blog. (Well, for at least 26 days...because 2026.) I know this commitment comes with a lot of bad poetry, but my hope is to end the month with a few decent poems to polish.  I didn't create a theme for the year because I haven't been writing enough to put myself in a box like that (or maybe that would've helped... hmmmm). This year, I am writing about whatever has piqued my interest in the course of a day.  So far, I've found that each day's poem is led by form. I didn't plan for that to be th...

National Poetry Month '26: Getting Started

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Hello,  National Poetry Month . This month, I will be writing 26 poems for the April celebration. The poems will be about whatever has piqued my interest in the last twenty-four hours.  to prepare, grind the beans as instructed. water heats, warmth creates expresso. the milk froths. morning sings; now serving.  © Cathy L. Mere, 2026

National Poetry Month '26: Collect Joy

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Hello,  National Poetry Month . This month, I will be writing 26 poems for the April celebration. The poems will be about whatever has piqued my interest in the last twenty-four hours.                                           Photo by  Susan Wilkinson  on  Unsplash Note: It seems that poetry forms and structures are leading so far this month. This poem is an Octo, which is apparently a form created by James Neille Northe, which has 8 lines, each line has eight syllables, and the 1-3 lines are reversed in lines 6-8. At some point this month I hope to get to the place where meaning is leading. 

National Poetry Month: Bridges of Memory

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Hello,  National Poetry Month . This month, I will be writing 26 poems for the April celebration. The poems will be about whatever has piqued my interest in the last twenty-four hours.  the wooden bridge is still there. long ago we crossed, feeding koi swimming below.  yesterdays lost,  collide with today. echoes of long ago, those memories stay. © Cathy L. Mere, 2026

National Poetry Month: Butterfly Magnolia

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Hello,  National Poetry Month . This month, I will be writing 26 poems for the April celebration. The poems will be about whatever has piqued my interest in the last twenty-four hours. 

National Poetry Month '26: What's That Sound?

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Hello,  National Poetry Month . This month, I will be writing 26 poems for the April celebration. The poems will be about whatever has piqued my interest in the last twenty-four hours.  spring, filled with birdsong, except woodpecker drumming, nature's percussion. 

National Poetry Month ‘26: Stand Strong

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Hello, National Poetry Month . This month, I will be writing 26 poems for the April celebration. The poems will be about whatever has piqued my interest in the last twenty-four hours.