I am taking the Poetry Gauntlet at the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning. Some of my classmates encouraged me to enroll, saying this is a supportive community of poets, which is exactly what I always look for.

My friends told me to, and I bow easily to peer pressure.

I have learned that I really love a time-bound writing challenge! My friend sent me the info for LexPoMo. She and I keep each other in the loop about opportunities and encourage each other’s writing lives.

to keep writing and read from others in the community

To build community with other poets and help motivate myself to keep creating!

Sometimes the atoms line up like that.

Writing is therapy to me and being a part of the poetry community, as working life allows, is always beneficial.