Keeping up the habit

Water Volcano 

I almost forgot to write today. Yard work is such a time suck.

Anywho, Writers Digest is doing a Poem a Day contest for the month of April. As I used to write poetry, I think this is something that I will attempt to do. I believe it will help with the Habit Of Writing.

It's more of an exercise than a contest, though they do have it set up so it can be. If people want to participate, all they have to do is leave their poem in the comments section. Of course, it's not mandatory to do so. Contest winners get to have their poems put in an anthology of sorts. So, nothing to grand. Should be fun.

Still, getting prompts and outside suggestions is as important as doing the work in the first place. It can help overcome writers block and improve ones own writing ability. Hopefully the feedback from the contest is worth entering in the first place.

I honestly don't like reading poetry, though I love writing it. Weird, huh? Most of my early works were written with a song in mind. I.E. I was writing lyrics without any music. I read song lyrics all the time back then. Guess that's why I wrote like I was writing one. My mind didn't really make the connection that lyrics are a form of poetry too.

But, if I intend to get back into writing poetry, I need to start reading some. I have a couple of books of Poe and Eliot. And that is where I'll start. I have a couple of weeks. Best if I brush up on rhyme, meter and all that jazz, before then. The best way to do that is to read the masters. That way, when the contest starts, I'll be better prepared.

:)