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Why I’m No Longer Participating in NaNoWriMo
And how I’m filling the creative void in its absence
I recently completed The Poetry (Half) Marathon and wrote 12 poems in 12 hours. My half marathon went from 9 AM to 9 PM on Saturday, June 15th, 2024.
I finished the challenge on a day perfect for poem writing: a post-protective style wash day.
I had my cornrows in for a month. They were frizzy, dirty, and dusty–screaming to be taken out. I spent about 8 hours taking down my cornrows, detangling my hair, washing my hair, and putting it into chunky twists for a twist-out I wanted to wear days later.
In between the finger detangling and old episodes of Behind the Music, I was writing poems.
After recently deciding to no longer participate in NaNoWriMo-related events, I felt a void in my writing life. I had been participating in NaNoWriMo (National Novel…
