This NPM, I am writing acrostic poems using words from the Banned Words List at the Pen America Website. You can find my poems each day on Poetrepository, IG stories, and BlueSky.
April 1 Diversity
April 2 Climate Crisis
April 3 Transgender
April 4 Biases
April 5 Activism
April 6 Community
April 7 Pronouns
April 8 Gay
April 9 Hate
April 10 Elderly
April 11 Identity
April 12 Promote
April 13 Female
April 14 Belong
April 15 Minority
April 16 Activism
Jone has this week’s Poetry Friday roundup at Jone Rush MacCulloch.
A(nother) Year of Reading 
I hope we aren’t at the precipice of a great abyss in terms of health, in this instance less knowledge is not more.. thanks for casting more light here!
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Yes, thanks for writing about this issue. The madness continues with regard to health research, etc. So many things on so many fronts all at once. Gah!
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Yes, thanks for your illuminating project about these important words! In my post today (https://www.joannmacken.com/blog/posts/46183), I’ve got links to two calls for submissions to poetry anthologies that feel timely and relevant. Yours might fit right in. Good luck!
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YES! I wrote a vaccine-related poem in my project as well. I feel like we’re kindred spirits this month. I’m looking forward to reading everything you create this month. Thank you for using your poems to protest.
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Well done, Mary Lee The measles issue and the misinformation about it has driven me nuts. As a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, I personally had to consent parents and given their children vaccines – I gave over a thousand of them during my short career in nursing. Scientific research and its applications (like vaccines) is so very important. Thank you for sharing your words and work.
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Perfect and perfectly true!
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