Happy National Poetry Month! My daily poems are at Poetrepository here and on Substack here and in IG stories here if you want to follow along. Or just check in here on Fridays for my weekly roundup!
March 31 “That’s a Bridge Too Far”
April 1 Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Case
April 2 Making a Difference in a Distracted and Divided World
April 3 Finally, Some Good News
Today is also Inklings Challenge Day. Linda challenged us to write an ars poetica poem, “A poem that explains the ‘art of poetry,’ or a meditation on poetry using the form and techniques of a poem.” I think mine fits best in the second category.
A few phrases in my poem were borrowed from Pádrig Ó Tuama’s 3/29 Poetry Unbound Substack “Belief and Wonder.”
Here’s how the rest of the Inklings met this month’s challenge:
Catherine @Reading to the Core
Heidi @my juicy little universe
Margaret @Reflections on the Teche
Molly @Nix the Comfort Zone
Linda @A Word Edgewise
Matt has this week’s Poetry Friday roundup at Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme.
A(nother) Year of Reading 
Love this challenge! Thansk for sharing, Mary Lee.
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The vast worlds in those words – sets the imagination off running! Thank you, Mary Lee. Well done!
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“poems not written, only felt” – sigh!
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“vast worlds in those words” — yes! Fun challenge !
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What a great challenge you have created for yourself.
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I love this challenge that you are doing. As I write my own tricubes, I’ve noticed that I’m struggling with punctuation with this form. I’ve mostly not been doing punctuation, but it feels like they need them. I’m just making notes to myself each day. I’ll fix later. 🙂
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A tricube with terrific content, Mary Lee. Your tricubes are a triumph!
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This: “poems / not written / only felt.” Sometimes it’s hard to put poems that are felt into words.
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Immediately thought of Artemis II and its crew reading this, Mary Lee – and your words would apply to every ordinary day, too! Thanks.
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Mary Lee, I’ve just been over to Poetrepository for a look at all your poems so far. What a great NPM plan to write about the news. It is fun to see how each story struck you–the Artemis mission, the Hershey’s chocolate and more. Thanks for sharing!
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Perfectly put and definitely felt, love the brevity, thanks Mary Lee!
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Vast worlds in your tricubes, Mary Lee. Thank you! xo
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Perfection. “…vast worlds/in those words” indeed!
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“Poems not written, only felt”-great line that reminds me of how poetry wraps us with different meanings. Have I missed many chances to write as well as feel?
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