April was National Poetry Month and so I thought I’d make this last post of the month about what I accomplished this month.

I wrote 38 poems. That’s a lot and while not all of them are great or even good, the practice of writing is so very important. And while not all of them are good there quite a few that are good, some that are really good, and a handful that are great.

I submitted poetry to 41 different journals. Most of them will come back with rejections but earlier in the month, on a day when I’d gotten three rejections, I opened an email right before going to bed, expecting my fourth rejection of the day. Instead it was an acceptance letter – Germ Magazine is publishing three of my poems! REDEMPTION!! I’ll put up the links when they’re published.

Of the fourteen books I read this month, five of them were poetry.

I got to see Andrea Gibson perform live. I have a bit of a poetry crush on her – her poetry and her presence are fierce.

Overall I’m very pleased with how much poetry was involved in National Poetry Month for me. Now I just gotta keep the momentum rolling!

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What was your highlight in April?