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  1. 2005 - 2023 Forums

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    1. NaPoWriMo 2023

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      One more time! April is National Poetry Writing Month. So, whether you're a seasoned NaPo-er or a total poetry newbie, here's your chance to hone your skills by writing a poem a day through April. And you'll be in good company! Read the guidelines, then join in on the communal madness starting April 1!

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    2. NaPoWriMo 2022

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      Poetry in written form dates back to 2100 B.C. What better way to celebrate the tradition than by jotting down your feelings and thoughts each day during the month of April and - voila! - helping PFFA continue its annual celebration of National Poetry Writing Month! Read the guidelines, then join us in the insanity, beginning April 1!

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    3. NaPoWriMo 2021

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      It's the 25th Anniversary of National Poetry Writing Month! What better reason to jump on in, whether it's your first or seventeenth attempt at PFFA to finish 30 poems in 30 days? Read the guidelines, then join us in the insanity, beginning April 1!

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    4. NaPoWriMo 2020

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      Haiku, tanka and sonnets, oh my! It's time for 30 poems in 30 days, so read the guidelines, put on a bottomless pot of coffee (or whatever imbibement will get you through April), then dive on in.

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    5. NaPoWriMo 2019

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      30 poems, 30 days, 30 nights of insomnia. Read the guidelines, put on a very large pot of coffee and jump on in on April 1.

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    6. NaPoWriMo 2018

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      Want to develop tics, twitches and insomnia? Then NaPo 2018 is just what the doctor ordered! Read the guidelines, then join in on the communal madness starting April 1!

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    7. NaPoWriMo 2017

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      It's the Lucky 13th NaPo! (Read the guidelines and how-to's and what-not's here, then join in the madness!)

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    8. NaPoWriMo 2016

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      After March Madness comes April Insanity! (Rules - yes, there are some, order is a must - are here.)

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    9. NaPoWriMo 2015

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      The annual poetic event for the feint (yes, feint) of heart and other like-minded fools

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    10. NaPoWriMo 2014

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      PFFA's 10th Anniversary Edition of NaPo! Be sure to check out the rules, then enjoy our annual NaPoFest.

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    11. NaPoWriMo 2013

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      PFFA celebrates National Poetry Writing Month for the 9th year in a row! Read the rules while you contemplate the madness that is April, then start your engines. (And don't forget about this!)

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    12. NaPoWriMo 2012

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      It's "Poor, dear, silly Spring, preparing her annual surprise!" time again! Read the rules, then go ahead - we know you can't help yourself.

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    13. NaPoWriMo 2011

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      There's a reason April is called the cruelest month - the 30 poems in 30 days marathon known as National Poetry Writing Month. Read the rules of engagement, then go ahead - we dare you.

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    14. NaPoWriMo 2010

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      One more time - A poem a day for 30 days. You know you want to.

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    15. NaPoWriMo 2009

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      Those who are tardy do not get fruit cup.

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    16. NaPoWriMo 2008

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      Where genius is still 99% perspiration, 1% idle buffoonery, and the rest hard to quantify.

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    17. NaPoWriMo 2007

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      Because self-torture never goes out of style.

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    18. NaPoWriMo 2006

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      To what purpose, April, do you return again?

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    19. NaPoWriMo 2005

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      A special zone for creative juice stimulation. Write and post one poem a day for the entire month of April. Crits are optional.

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    1. Seven/Seven IX

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      Because we can't get 2020 behind us soon enough. Be sure to read these helpful guidelines and hints, then jump on in and write seven poems in seven days, starting on the seventh day of the month. (You can find previous Seven/Seven forums here.)

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    2. Seven/Seven VIII

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      A new Sevens for a new year. Whether you have no idea what it's like to write seven poems in seven days or know how it goes, jump on in after reading these helpful hints. (You can find previous Seven/Seven forums here.)

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    3. Seven/Seven VII

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      The Seventh Seven/Seven forum. Write seven poems in seven days starting on the seventh of the month. If you're new to Sevens, here's what you do. (You can find previous Seven/Seven forums here.)

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    4. Seven/Seven VI

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      Brand new shiny home of the Seven/Seven, Version 6.0. Write seven poems in seven days starting on the seventh of the month. (If you're new, here's what you do.)

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    5. Seven/Seven V

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      If you've been around, you know the drill: Seven poems in seven days starting on the seventh of the month. (If you're new, here's what you do.) Dignity schmignity, what have you got to lose?

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    6. Seven/Seven IV

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      One of these forums is just like the others - Seven poems in seven days starting on the seventh of the month starting in 2013. What have you got to lose but your dignity? If you're new, here's what you do.

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    7. Seven/Seven III

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      Seven poems in seven days starting on the seventh of the month starting in 2012. What have you got to lose but your dignity? If you're new, here's what you do.

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    8. Seven/Seven II

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      Seven poems in seven days starting on the seventh of the month redux. Please start your 2010 engines here.

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    9. Seven/Seven I

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      For those who can't get enough, the abridged monthly version of NaPoWriMo - Seven poems in seven days starting on the seventh of the occasional month.

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    1. NaPoReMo III

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      Once again by PFFA decree, June 2010 is officially designated The 3rd Annual National Poetry Reading Month Exploratory Extravaganza.

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    2. NaPoReMo II

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      By PFFA decree, June is still officially designated National Poetry Reading Month. The 2nd Annual Exploratory Extravaganza.

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    3. NaPoReMo I

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      By PFFA decree, June was officially designated National Poetry Reading Month.

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  4. I & II

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    1. The Greenhouse II

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      Time to repot, replant, or start your own patch for 2010. As before, same guidelines as GHI, one poem per weekend, no termination date. Grab your gardening gloves, trowel, and dig in. Follow these basic Guidelines.

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    2. The Greenhouse

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      Plant seeds, fling manure. One poem per weekend, no termination date. One thread per victim, crit-lite with conditions. Start any time, it's alive. Guidelines here. Feel free to pop in and post critique even if you're not yet a Greenhouser.

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  5. Scansion Mansion

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    Are your rhymes wrenched? Your ends stopped? Does your rhythm have no spring? Hightail it to this stress-filled forum for metrical poetry. Please respect the House Rules. (Forum is currently closed.)

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  6. Prose

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    Note! The Prose forum is now closed for posting.

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  7. Humor

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    As you may have noticed, we maintain a rigid standard of unsmiling compliance to the grim task of writing poetry in all the other forums. Well, that may be open to debate. But decidedly not in this one. Flail away!

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  8. Experimental

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    If your poems contain only vowels or typographic symbols, or are otherwise incomprehensible (ahem. I mean "experimental"), here's the place for you!

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  9. Spiritual

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    Poems of praise, worshipful limericks, odes to enlightenment, stuff like that. If a higher power features as a main character, you may prefer this category.

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  10. Love/Erotic Poems

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    If your poems tend to start with "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day, baby?" this is probably the place for you! Erotic poems are asked to remain erotic, not obscene

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  11. Songwriter's Block

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    By response to a raging groundswell of popular demand, here's the place to post your original song lyrics, ideally with a link to a recorded version. Let your muse burble melodiously.

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  12. On November 10, 2004, PFFA signed its 20,000th member. In honor of this event, one of our oldest members was ritually dipped in liquid nitrogen. The others were asked to each post one example of their finest work for preservation.

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  13. As the PFFA neared the ripe old age of two in the closing days of 2001, participants were asked to each post one example of their best work. The results remain here as a closed time capsule.

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  14. In the end, there can be only one: the best, the shrewdest, the most determined—“The PFFA Apprentice”

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