Sign up here to add a line to the National Poetry Month Kidlit Progressive Poem. In the comments, select your date and leave your blog link/ URL. I’ll update every day until the calendar is full. Be sure to make note of your date. On the day before, go to the blog link before yours and copy and paste the poem. You can choose to write about your process. Remember this poem is for children. The first person will set the topic and tone. It’s fun to see how the poem develops, so follow it and comment. Thanks!
April 1 Patricia Franz at Reverie
April 2 Jone MacCulloch
April 3 Janice Scully at Salt City Verse
April 4 Leigh Anne Eck at A Day in the Life
April 5 Irene at Live Your Poem
April 6 Margaret at Reflections on the Teche
April 7 Marcie Atkins
April 8 Ruth at There is No Such Thing as a God Forsaken Town
April 9 Karen Eastlund
April 10 Linda Baie at Teacher Dance
April 11 Buffy Silverman
April 12 Linda Mitchell at A Word Edgewise
April 13 Denise Krebs at Dare to Care
April 14 Carol Varsalona at Beyond Literacy Link
April 15 Rose Cappelli at Imagine the Possibilities
April 16 Sarah Grace Tuttle
April 17 Heidi Mordhorst at my juicy little universe
April 18 Tabatha at Opposite of Indifference
April 19 Catherine Flynn at Reading to the Core
April 20 Tricia Stohr-Hunt at The Miss Rumphius Effect
April 21 Janet, hosted here at Reflections on the Teche
April 22 Mary Lee Hahn at A(nother) Year of Reading
April 23 Tanita Davis at (fiction, instead of lies)
April 24 Molly Hogan at Nix the Comfort Zone
April 25 Joanne Emery at Word Dancer
April 26 Karin Fisher-Golton at Still in Awe
April 27 Donna Smith at Mainly Write
April 28 Dave at Leap of Dave
April 29 Robyn Hood Black at Life on the Deckle Edge
April 30 Michelle Kogan at More Art for All
April 21 please and can you once again host me, if not I can try to find someone else who will help out! Thanks so much from Blogless Janet! I have to see who signs up, since there are others I know who might find it more convenient for that date!! So no pressure on you, Margaret! Thanks as always. I love being part of this.
Margaret, thank you. I’d like to write on April 13th, please. Thanks, Denise
Can you give me your blog link?
Thanks for doing this, Margaret. It’s something to look forward to in fabulous April! I’d like April 10th, please. http://www.teacherdance.org
ooooh! Thanks for hosting the sign-up. I’d love April 12th, please, and thank you. This IS a fun poem to watch grow. I look forward to it each year.
Blog link please.
Thank you, Margaret. April 15 please. Looking forward to participating again this year!
Please leave your blog link.
https://imaginethepossibilities.blog/
Hi Margaret, how about april 5? (I host PF that day, so that’ll be great!) https://irenelatham.blogspot.com/
Hi Margaret, I’d like April 19th please. Thanks for organizing and gathering us for the Progressive Poem.
Hi Again, Ooops, can we change my Progressive Poem Date to April 30th please, sorry, thanks. https://moreart4all.wordpress.com/
Hi Margaret! How about the 18th? https://tabathayeatts.blogspot.com/
Thanks for organizing!
I’d like April 26th. https://karinfisher-golton.com/blog/. Thank you, Margaret!
Great idea! I’ll join this year! I wanted April 10th – my birthday – but I’ll choose April 25th – https://wordancerblog.com. THANK YOU, Margaret!
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I will be one year older on April 11–contributing a line would be a good way to celebrate!
Sorry–forgot my blog address:
https://buffysilverman.com/blog/
I’ll take April 7 if it’s still available.
Please leave me the link. Thanks.
Whoops! sorry about that: https://www.marcieatkins.com/blog
Is April 14th available, Margaret?
Thanks for organizing this wonderful treat to bring a new collective poem into the universe, Margaret.
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I would love April 16 or the closest day to it if possible!
https://www.sarahgracetuttle.com/blog
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I’ll take April 22 — Earth Day and Passover, for whatever that will be worth in the life of this (always slightly unruly) poem!
https://ayearofreading.org/
I’ll take April 9th if still available. I’m flexible if this date is taken. https://kceastlund.blogspot.com/
Thanks for doing this, Margaret!
Um…dare I sign up for April 1st? If taken, I’ll take the next open date.
The first is the easiest one; you just have to get us started. Please leave your web address. Thanks.
oops.. not sure if my reply came thru:
my blog is named “Reverie” – the link is:
http://www.patriciajfranz.com/blog
Hi, Margaret… I’ve never participated in the progressive poem before but I’ll take the 23rd, if it’s available. I have no idea what I’m doing, but… what else is new? ☺
http://tanitasdavis.com/wp
Thank you for doing this, and reminding us to take ourselves and our poetry seriously. Happy Weekend.
Thank you, Margaret! Is April 17 still available? If not how about the 24th?
I’m on vacation on April 19th, so I think I can swing it.
April 2, please. If taken, just assign me
Blog link address please. Thanks.
https://www.jonerushmacculloch.com/
I did it last year and it was lots of fun! I am doing the a to z challenge this year. so I’d rather do a Sunday, because we don’t post on Sundays. Could I do the 21st or 28th? Otherwise whatever you have left is fine. https://dave-homeschooldad.blogspot.com/2024/03/attention-all-poets-april-to-z.html my blog is Leap of Dave
The 21st was taken, so I gave you the 28th.
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Margaret, feel free to put me anywhere. Janice, Salt City Verse at http://janicescully.com
I suddenly realized this morning that I haven’t signed up for a spot on the Progressive Poem this year! I was happy to see there are days left! I’ll take the 8th.
(That’s Ruth Hersey at thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com.)
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I thought I left a comment but now I do not see it. I will take the 4th if it is still open. This always intimidates me a little, but I learn so much from the experience. https://adayinthelifeof19b.blogspot.com/
Hi Margaret! If it’s not too late, I would love a date. Any of the open dates from April 20 on work for me. Feel free to slot me in.
https://missrumphiuseffect.blogspot.com/
Margaret, I can take April 24th if it’s still available.
Hi, Margaret – Is the 29th still open? Glad to take if so. THANK YOU for organizing!!
Hi Margaret, I’m signed up for April 26 and see the link to my blog above. I noticed that Joanne Emery’s blog name, Word Dancer, is also linked to my blog rather than to hers. Thanks so much for organizing–I’m excited it’s to begin!
That’s “*about* to begin” : )
I was positive that I had signed up, but I don’t see my comment here. I just checked the schedule to make sure it was the 15th…? But no. Do I see the 27th open? If so I’ll do that.
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