haikyuu poetry writing month

an annual fandom event

resources

here you can find a few poetry resources, ranging from prompts to tips to places to read poems!

Glo/NaPoWriMo

want to learn more about Global/National Poetry Writing Month, the inspiration for Haikyuu Poetry Writing Month? check out their website here! you can learn about the history of the event, as well as see past archives containing prompts from previous years.

learning resources

if you’re looking for tips on how to start writing poems (or want to learn more about poetry in general), take a look at these websites:

  • Poetry.org
    • “The oldest monthly devoted to verse,” Poetry Magazine (and its publisher, Poetry Foundation) has a whole section dedicated to learning about poems—from reading to writing! (after exploring their LEARN section, feel free to browse through their wide collection of poems, ranging from early iterations of verse to modern-day writers.)

writing resources

if you want to try your hand at writing a poem, gather some inspiration from these websites:

  • PW.org
    • Poets & Writers releases three prompts a week: one for poetry, one for creative non-fiction, and one for fiction! 
  • Poetry.com
    • take a look at Poetry’s NaPoWriMo prompts from last year—separated by age groups, in case you’re writing alongside the younger poets in your life.
  • Winter Tangerine
    • an online press, Winter Tangerine provides colorful and accessible prompts from their various writing challenges. looking for further inspiration? browse through their past issues!
  • Escapril
    • created by Savannah Brown, Escapril also celebrates National Poetry Writing Month with prompts of their own. linked above are prompts from another poetry community. share your poems with the #escapril / #escapril22 hashtags, or join the discord server linked in the thread! (note: they have a very short joining phase, but you can still use the prompts whether you’re in the server or not!)

reading resources

one of the best ways to learn how to write a poem is to read many, many poems. if you’re looking for places to read, we recommend visiting these online journals! 

  • Academy of American Poets: poets.org
    • poets.org hosts hundreds of thousands of poems. sign up for their daily email, poem-a-day, to get some of their favorite works right in your inbox! 
  • Lunchbox Poems
    • a tumblr blog inspired by a loving mother’s tradition of putting a poem in her children’s lunchboxes every day in april. as the blog states, “now the internet is your lunchbox and every month is april.”
  • grieftolight
    • an instagram account dedicated to sharing poems. they have highlights dedicated to different subjects (like love poems, LGBTQIA+ poems, and poems written by poets of color), in case you’re looking for something specific! 
  • Read A Little Poetry
    • a wordpress blog dedicated to posting poems. they’ve even got a randomizer in case you want to let the fates decide which poem you read! 
  • poetry is not a luxury
    • an instagram account dedicated to sharing poems. they have highlights dedicated to different authors, in case you find a poet you really enjoy and want to see more of their work! 
  • Adroit Journal
    • an online journal focused on highlighting emerging new poets.
  • FreezeRay
    • an online journal dedicated to all things fandom!
  • Button Poetry
    • mostly known for viral spoken word videos, Button Poetry is a great place to find a myriad of diverse poets with varying styles and themes. if you find a poet whose words you want to keep forever, check out their online store!

you even warm up for this year’s #hqpowrimo using any prompt lists you come across (tag us so we can see your work!), or by checking out our 2021 prompts and the rest of our 2021 archive!

do you have a favorite resource not listed above? let us know! this isn’t meant to be an exhaustive list, but a springboard, and we’re always looking to expand our own horizons.