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Greetings, Friends!
As many of you know, April is Poetry Month. Some of you may be writing a poem a day, and I wish you good luck with that. I remember doing that for a number of years, using prompts from Robert Brewer at Writers' Digest. I just went to see if he is still providing these prompts, and (amazingly) he still is! If some of you want another site for inspiration, check the site out! https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2025-april-pad-challenge-guidelines. New prompts will be written here each day: https://www.writersdigest.com/tag/2025-april-pad-challenge.
Anyway, for this week, we here at "What's Going On?" have an Open Link. You may share a favorite poem from the past, a poem that you have already written this April for Poetry Month, or you can write and share a totally new poem with us! Your choice.
Since we will share a poem of choice this week, it might be interesting to contemplate some of the benefits of writing poetry. Perhaps some of these benefits may explain just why we write!
1. Poetry provides an outlet for exploring complex feelings, helping you understand and work through emotions.
2. Writing poetry requires attention to the moment, language, and details -- thus developing mindfulness.
3. Finding unique metaphors and perspectives enhances creative thinking.
4. The writing process often reveals thoughts and feeling you weren't consciously aware of, developing self knowledge.
5. Writing poetry can lower stress.
6. Writing poetry can serve as personal time capsules, preserving individual moments and perspectives.
7. Sharing poetry (as we do here) can foster meaningful connections and create community.
If you wish to, in the comments, feel free to share with us what the benefits of writing poetry are for you. Feel free to use the ideas above.
After you have linked your poem (and, hopefully, said hello in comments), please visit other poets during the week! Mr. Linky will close on Sunday at 8 pm. Looking forward to reading whatever you share.
