![]() A poem-a-day practice is about delighting in something you love. You can attend to quality later, if / when you choose to revise a poem or art piece. Whenever you go into a project like this, it’s important to remember that the goal is actually just quantity. I can say with full confidence that my own writing life has grown immensely as I have learned to practice the humility of its necessary mundanities. Set and fiercely protect your time to create. On some deep, animal level that longs to feel safe, it recognizes rhythms as you create them. Your humble body is involved in this process too. You’re a poet, yes - but you’re also a person. If you do this, your mind and body will learn that those five or ten or twenty minutes have been reserved and protected for your practice, and will start to show up with greater freedom. You will be surprised at what you can accomplish in five minutes. It doesn’t matter - just make sure you consistently keep to that time once it’s set. 20 minutes with coffee just before breakfast. If you can, set a strict rule for when you will write your poems.Over the course of the next month we collectively wrote fifty new poems, largely just by requiring ourselves to put pencil to paper (or fingers to keyboard) every day, come what may.Īs the Inkslinger team gears up for their poetry-focused version of Inktober, I have been invited to share a few tips and tricks for what made my National Poetry Month practice successful. “April is National Poetry Month!! Wanna write a poem a day with me?” She enthusiastically agreed. ![]() In late March, I texted my friend Katherine. Our English Department administrative coordinator and Inkslinger/Biola alumna – Alea Peister – shares some reflections on writing something everyday!
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