I love Lunar New Year – because by the end of January, most of us already need a do-over. I’m never ready to perkily greet a new year after the exhaustion of running around like a headless chicken all December, so a little time to drum up some enthusiasm for the new is necessary and appreciated.
Our poetry peeps need a do-over, too. After writing together for a long while, our monthly poetry exchanges have, for some, become more challenge than refuge. We are all so very connected, and all so involved in serving our various communities, our families, and our own creative work. It’s tough to pause the hustle long enough to be deliberate in our poetry practice – but that was our original premise, and it’s time to get back there. Thus, I found a lighthouse for this year’s logo fitting – here’s to writing as a refuge.
Our last-week-of-the-month poetry meetup launches us gently with the haiku form and instead of usual take on 2020 as being a year of hindsight, we’re focused on foresight. What in the world can we change, as we’re looking ahead? We’ll find out.
foresight
prognostication
provides less accuracy
than reading laugh lines
Other phenomenal poets at today’s meetup include: Laura, Liz, Tricia who writes-while-lunching, and poets Sara, and Andi. Here’s Rebecca’s and Kelli’s poem may occur throughout the weekend.
More poetry today hosted by Jone at DeoWriter.
Happy Do-Overs. Keep looking ahead.
Writing as refuge — yes! Echoing others with love for the lighthouse/pen, and laugh lines.
Writing as refuge, a year of foresight, the lighthouse logo — YES! I’m down with reading laugh lines, too, and look forward to your poetic offerings this year. xo
Oh, how I love that lighthouse!
Here’s to the laugh lines — the ones we hear and the ones we see on others’ faces. (May there be more lines causes by laughter than anger and grief.)
I love the idea of reading laugh lines–so much better than trying to peer into a murky future
Writing as refuge, writing as home, writing as togetherness…I will strive with you to make it so. (Now I’m running off to read my laugh lines…or are those lines you read that MAKE you laugh….?)
I absolutely LOVE that lighthouse image for our year. Brilliant! And I am definitely down with reading laugh lines.
Andi here, forgot to sign my name. 🙄
Finding a way to look that makes sense personally is what each poet does. Love this, Tanita, linked with people is a good way to be.