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What is #NaPoWriMo? Writers tell us what goes into publishing one poem every day

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Updated on: 15 April,2022 10:42 AM IST  |  Mumbai
Sarasvati T | sarasvati.nagesh@mid-day.com

Halfway into the National Poetry Writing Month of April, participating writers are still diligently composing at least one poem a day, without putting their pen down. Mid-Day Online spoke to aspiring poets to know their #NaPoWriMo writing process

What is #NaPoWriMo? Writers tell us what goes into publishing one poem every day

Shubhangi Srinivasan, Vrujen and Shraddha Bhakare. Image courtesy: Srinivasan, Vrujen and Bhakare

For Vallari Sanzgiri, a journalist and writer, April 2021 had been a particularly hard time to be reporting from home or on-ground. “News of deaths and administrative apathy was coming in from every media outlet. NaPoWriMo was a good distraction,” says the 24-year-old about ‘National Poetry Writing Month’, an online writing challenge which encourages budding poets to post one poem every day throughout April. “This year with office resuming, I find it a bit tedious but I still like the sense of community it is bringing.”

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