April will be here before we know it. Yippee! National Poetry Month and the Kidlitosphere Progressive Poem. Click here to see past poems. And here for the 2020 poem.
There are few rules. The poem will be passing from blog to blog with each poet-blogger adding a line. The poem is for children. Other than that, anything goes. Usually the poem takes on a life of its own, so don’t be intimidated to sign up. Just do it and wait for your turn. Then let the creative muse do what she must.
Copy and paste the poem up to your date and add your line. Simple. Some poets like to write about the process which is always interesting for the rest of us to read, but it isn’t necessary.
When you sign up, state which date you would like and leave an active link to your blog. After the list is complete, you can copy and paste the list to your own blog post. I like to put mine in the sidebar as well.
Please email me with any questions. (margaretsmn at gmail)
April 1 Kat Apel at Kat Whiskers
2 Linda Mitchell at A Word Edgewise
3 Mary Lee at A Year of Reading
4 Donna Smith at Mainly Write
5 Irene Latham at Live your Poem
6 Jan Godown Annino at BookseedStudio
7 Rose Cappelli at Imagine the Possibilities
8 Denise Krebs at Dare to Care
9 Margaret Simon at Reflections on the Teche
10 Molly Hogan at Nix the Comfort Zone
11 Buffy Silverman
12 Janet Fagel at Reflections on the Teche
13 Jone Rush MacCulloch
14 Susan Bruck at Soul Blossom Living
15 Wendy Taleo at Tales in eLearning
16 Heidi Mordhorst at my juicy little universe
17 Tricia Stohr Hunt at The Miss Rumphius Effect
18 Linda Baie at Teacher Dance
19 Carol Varsalona at Beyond Literacy Link
20 Robyn Hood Black at Life on the Deckle Edge
21 Leigh Anne Eck at A Day in the Life
22 Ruth Hersey at There is No Such Thing as a God-forsaken Town
23 Janice Scully at Salt City Verse
24 Tabatha Yeatts at The Opposite of Indifference
25 Shari Daniels at Islands of my Soul
26 Tim Gels at Yet There is Method
27 Rebecca Newman
28 Catherine Flynn at Reading to the Core
29 Christie Wyman at Wondering and Wondering
30 Michelle Kogan at More Art 4 All
Reflections on the Teche 
As long as you (or someone) will let me be a guest blogger, I would love to participate again and I would like Sun April 12. You are wonderful to keep this going. I really enjoy being part of it. Glad I opened my email tonight!
Thanks, Margaret for hosting me!
Oooh! I am definitely keen for this, Margaret. I’m wondering if I might even pop my hand up for Day One? (But if someone else wants it desperately, that’s fine by me.) https://katswhiskers.wordpress.com
You got it!
Thank you, Margaret. This is so exciting! I’ll take April 23rd. http://janicescully.com
Hi Margaret, sounds great! April 15 if that works. https://wentalearn.blogspot.com/
I’ll take April 2nd….being early in the poem scares me. And, I try to do something that scares me every once in a while!
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I had so much fun with this last year, Margaret. How about April 7 for me. https://imaginethepossibilitiesblog.wordpress.com/
Thanks!
Thank you so much for organizing! I like the logo, too! I’ll take April 16 if still available!
I love this challenge, Margaret. Thanks for telling us about it on your SOL post today. I’ll take April 8 please. My blog is https://mrsdkrebs.edublogs.org/
So glad you are keeping this going, Margaret. Thank you! I’ll take April 23. xo
Is there another date? The 23rd is taken.
Thanks for doing this, Margaret. I would April 18th, please! https://www.teacherdance.org
Don’t know where the “like” went! I would like April 18th, Please!
Thursday April 8 for me, please. {Jan/Bookseedstudio.] Okeedoke?
Exciting to witness this nourishing Poetry Friday tradition come together. Thank you for hosting & thanks to Kat Apel for leading the line providers. I will look forward to following & commenting.
Ooops! Just finding where April 8 is claimed. No worries. The day before Wed. April 7 looks needing a name. Jan/Bookseedstudio for Wed. April 7.
Appreciations for hosting.
Different from others mentioning it, the stairwell gives me vertigo but I think it’s eyecatching! Good choice.
I’d love to celebrate my birthday with April 11. Thanks for organizing us, Margaret!
Oops… forgot to put down my blog url: http://www.buffysilverman.com/blog
Wow, it’s that time already?! I’ll take the 22nd or the 24th. Ruth, thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com
I’ll take April 19th, Margaret. I will blog from Virginia. https://veyondliteracylink.blogspot.com
April 13 or any date that is not taken.
Hi Margaret! Can you put me in on the 17th? Thanks!
Thanks, Margaret! I’ll take the 17th if available. :0)
Ha! I see Tricia and I were typing at the same time. 20th? Thanks.
Hi Margaret! How about the 24th? Thanks!!
Looks like April 3 is still free. I’ll be brave and go early this year!
Mary Lee Hahn at A Year of Reading
http://readingyear.blogspot.com/
Hi Margaret – trying again! I’ll take the 5th. thanks!
My blog url: https://irenelatham.blogspot.com/
What fun! I’m looking forward to seeing what new poem grows this year.
Hi Margret, I’d like April 30th please–looking forward to it!
Michelle Kogan–Painting, Illustration, and Writing
https://moreart4all.wordpress.com/
Ok, I’m taking the plunge. Can you put me down for April 10th?
https://nixthecomfortzone.com/
Since I survived last year, I will sign up again this year! Can I have the 21st if it is still available?
http://adayinthelifeof19b.blogspot.com/
Yes. You got it. Thanks.
Hi Margaret,
I’d love to be part of the progressive poem–I’ll take April 14 if it’s still available or any day.
My blog: https://www.soulblossomliving.com/
Thanks!
I would LOVE to be a part of this! I will take April 25th. My blog:
https://islandsofmysoul.com/
Thank you!
Might I have April 4? If not, sign me up for any other day.
https://mainelywrite.blogspot.com
I’ll take Thursday, 4/29 if it’s still free! 🙂
https://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.com/
Margaret, if the 26th is still open, I would enjoy being a part of this. My blog is Yet There is Method at https://timgels.com. Thank you!
Hi Margaret — I’d love to take part. Is April 27 is still available?
https://rebeccanewman.net.au
If no one else has responded, I’ll take the 28th.
I’ve always wanted to do this. I’ll take the 28th, if it is still available. Thank you!
merelydaybyday.blogspot.com
I see Catherine above. Please let her have the 28th. I look forward to watching the poem evolve next month!
Cathy, sorry you missed the chance this year. I hope you’ll follow along and join next year.
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Hmmm. I wish I had seen the call for this! There’s always next year! I’ll be reading along – looking forward to see how the poem evolves! Thanks!
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Just saw Mary Lee’s link…so sorry I can’t take part this year, I didn’t see this post until just now. Looking forward to seeing how things go, though.
I hope you will still record it with your amazing voice at the end.
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