Welcome to the PoCoChapMo ‘24 Chat Room & Lounge!
This is your space to relax, unwind, and connect with fellow poets on the PoCoChapMo journey. Think of this thread as a virtual lounge where you can share your thoughts, updates, and experiences throughout the challenge.
What Can You Share Here?
Daily Updates: Let us know how your writing is going! Whether you’ve just penned a new poem, hit a creative block, or had a breakthrough moment, we want to hear about it.
Challenges & Triumphs: Share any challenges you’re facing, as well as the triumphs, big or small. This is a supportive space where we can all encourage and inspire each other.
Inspiration: Found something that inspired you? A quote, a book, a song? Share it with the group!
General Chat: Sometimes, you just need a break from writing. Use this thread to chat about anything—from your favourite poetry collections to what’s going on in your day-to-day life.
Why Join the Chat?
PoCoChapMo is more than just a writing challenge; it’s a community. Connecting with others on a similar journey can provide motivation, new ideas, and a sense of camaraderie. Plus, it’s always nice to have a space to unwind and talk about our shared love of poetry.
So, grab a cup of coffee (or tea), pull up a chair, and join the conversation. We’re all in this together!
Happy writing and chatting!
Another week of amazing creativity and you all being completely awesome concludes today!
I have left a link here for tomorrow’s check-in if anybody wants to decompress and hangout for an hour. Once again we will aim for 7:30pm BST ☺️
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The Poetry Cove is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: PoCoChapMo week 2 check-in
Time: Sep 14, 2024 07:30 PM London
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I noticed yesterday evening tomorrow will be Friday the 13th. Maybe that could influence our prompt for tomorrow?
I just had a meeting with Herb to plan our How to Publish presentation and he kindly reminded me it was my day to post a prompt hahaha! Sorry it came late guys, am having a tough time of it the last two days. But I’ve just posted it 🙏🖤
Random story time:
So to give a little background - I didn't particularly write much poetry in high school... though I did have to write a villanelle at least once for class. But for years I have vaguely remembered the gist of or even a few lines from things I wrote way back when. The other day I realized, I probably actually know where that notebook/journal is that I wrote them in... and I did!
It was very funny to re-read the poem with the line that I remember writing so so long ago. Also, as a somewhat crazy coincidence I dated most of the poems and they were mostly written in September of 2000... so, I guess I was due to pick a figurative pen again!
There is also a tiny part of my brain toying with revising or rewriting one or two of the poems a much much younger me wrote.
We had a family emergency on Monday that has kept me from writing. So I am even more behind. I plan on spending the next couple of days and the weekend to 'hopefully' catch up. I do have a few lines for each day's poem, so there's that. I also need to catch up with reading and commenting here. I hope everyone is having fun writing. Hope to engage with you all during the next few days.
My brain is like a well oiled conveyor belt and I’m usually good at keeping on top of things, but if one small thing gets placed on the belt from out of left field… suddenly everything becomes a chaotic mess … so I apologies I’ve been a bit quiet here and slow in getting back to everyone! You’re all absolutely smashing it and making me very proud. Loved the shape poems from yesterday!
Admittedly I haven’t been able to write every day but I am very proud when I do. I seem to have a style developing too. This is fun!
I'm so sad I didn't get to get home in time for the chat last night! Italians and their LONG dinners! 😢
I was hoping to post a poem today ( my sunday) but in case that doesn't happen I thought. I would put an update so you know I am still working within this project. So I have still settled on faith / spirituality: an individuals need for, and capacity for, faith and spirituality rather than any particular path.. However, if I talk about something it usually dries up creativity so I will just focus on the doing. Hope there is another zoom soon
Will there be more than one zoom check-in? Just curious
After today's informal chat I accidentally might've stumbled upon my theme for the chapbook. I had originally gone with not having one and just seeing a little where the wind took me since this is new to me... I'm not saying my current idea for a theme is far off from that though. Tentatively and currently I am thinking my theme may be "Creative Wanderlust" - which both fits well with where I am at creatively at the moment... and it also allows me to cheat a little bit 🙃 because I already set the expectation it could go anywhere...
Damn, I knew it would turn out this way. Anyone else write their best poems in their head before fully coming back to so-called reality/in between consciousness as you’re slowly waking up, or just as you’re falling asleep? You have a poetic monologue, creating your best non-written poetry? I went to bed thinking about day one/(The First Step), maybe it will come back to me throughout the day. I was enjoying my in between space, where I didn’t want to open my eyes to jot down some notes. Stuck on two stories for day four (When Love Transformed a Difficult Situation), day 3/ Abandoned, Unattended house in rural hamlet, I have to rewatch the video I haven’t given that one much thought/not inspired. I have a poem that I did a few months back that gives me a similar sensation. Maybe I may just post that. How do you feel when you lose those epic non-written poems? At least in between states of consciousness, they feel quite majestic 🤍
anyone wh fancies a low maintenance check-in: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84739094221 We will talk about our triumphs this week, and what we have struggled with. As well as any suggestions moving forward.