10th Annual (and Final) OS NaPoMo 30/30/30: Week 3 Curator’s Statement from JP Howard

Editor’s Note: for the 10th and final year of this annual series, we’ve asked OS community members to curate weeks in keeping with their own work in the world, highlighting myriad perspectives and networks of making. This year, Ellen Samuels, Kate Hedeen, JP Howard, and Caits Meissner generously agreed to be our final curators. Each of these brilliant humans gave us framework for their approach to their week, which we share with you here. Click through the links here to check out Ellen, Kate, and Caits’ notes on the other weeks of the series!
— Elæ Moss, March 2021

It is an honor to be a part of this historic/herstoric moment for The Operating System’s 2021 National Poetry Month Series. Poems serve so many functions in our lives; they can heal, agitate, empower, inspire, and always connect us. I’ve been both a contributor and a reader of this series over the years and when Elæ invited me to curate one week during this final installment of the series, I immediately responded yes! Though my schedule was booked, I was grateful for this opportunity to celebrate, center and collaborate with poet friends. I’m thrilled to join fellow NaPoMo curators Ellen Samuels, Kate Hedeen and Caits Meissner.