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NaPoWriMo, National Poetry Writing month, April 1st-30th. Every year, writers challenge themselves to write a poem a day every day in April.

I've been hard at work on a new set of 30 poetry writing prompts, available now at The Poetry Master Class.

A new year is upon us, and many poets (myself included) are resolved to write more this year.

Tip # 7 Some Don'ts

Tip # 6 Some Dos

Tip # 5 Get Good

Tip # 4 Polish your poetry...but not too much

Tip # 3 Don't get too personal.

Tip #2. Don’t write a ‘competition poem’.

Tip # 1. Avoid these 5 topics: grief, death, aging, cancer, and identity.

First of all, what is a sifter? A sifter is a person who pre-judges the entries of a competition before the main judge sees them.