Angeline
Poet Chick
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Welcome to 2026, poets, and Happy New Year. I hope you're all happy, healthy and not too hungover from all the festivities. It's time to settle in to a new year and hunker down (or snuggle up if you prefer) with your muse of choice and write poetry. Your challenge is to write a poem each week of the year. Let me cover the details in a brief Q&A!
What if I don't want (or am able) to write a poem every week?
It's ok. Write what you can when you can. Obviously it's great if you participate weekly: you get more poems and more poetry for the forum is always a plus. However we ain't judgy here. Do what works for you.
Do I have to write new poems when I participate?
Yes. The idea is for you to write *new* poems and though this should be obvious they should be written by *you*. If you want to post your favorite Pablo Neruda poem this is not the thread for it. Start a thread of your own for that, preferably in the Poet's Hangout.
Can I write a sonnet? A villanelle? Free verse? An erotic prose poem? Etc, etc, etc.
Write anything in any style that *you* define as poetry. The only rules you must follow are the same as for every thread on this forum and the Poet's Hangout, the official forum guidelines.
What if I want to write 52 haiku or American Sentences or (heaven help you) sestinas?
Write what works for you. One of the benefits of this sort of challenge is that you end up with 52 (or more, but more on that in a bit) poems, enough for a poetry chapbook. So if, for example, you'd been considering writing a chapbook of sonnets, this challenge could provide a way to do that. And if you don't have a plan and just want to write some poetry each week well that's fine, too.
Is it ok to write more than one poem per week?
Of course! Write as many poems as you want.
I have comments, questions, observations. I'd like to say I like a specific poem or make a suggestion. Can I do that in this thread?
This will be a poems only thread. Please put your comments, etc in the discussion thread. If you forget and drop a comment in this thread it'll be moved to the discussion thread.
I have a good idea for a challenge. Can I still post it this year?
Absolutely! Everyone is always welcome to post prompts on this forum or post on any of the ongoing challenge threads. Even time-sensitive threads (like last year's challenges, for example) are open to everyone all the time.
What if I don't want (or am able) to write a poem every week?
It's ok. Write what you can when you can. Obviously it's great if you participate weekly: you get more poems and more poetry for the forum is always a plus. However we ain't judgy here. Do what works for you.
Do I have to write new poems when I participate?
Yes. The idea is for you to write *new* poems and though this should be obvious they should be written by *you*. If you want to post your favorite Pablo Neruda poem this is not the thread for it. Start a thread of your own for that, preferably in the Poet's Hangout.
Can I write a sonnet? A villanelle? Free verse? An erotic prose poem? Etc, etc, etc.
Write anything in any style that *you* define as poetry. The only rules you must follow are the same as for every thread on this forum and the Poet's Hangout, the official forum guidelines.
What if I want to write 52 haiku or American Sentences or (heaven help you) sestinas?
Write what works for you. One of the benefits of this sort of challenge is that you end up with 52 (or more, but more on that in a bit) poems, enough for a poetry chapbook. So if, for example, you'd been considering writing a chapbook of sonnets, this challenge could provide a way to do that. And if you don't have a plan and just want to write some poetry each week well that's fine, too.
Is it ok to write more than one poem per week?
Of course! Write as many poems as you want.
I have comments, questions, observations. I'd like to say I like a specific poem or make a suggestion. Can I do that in this thread?
This will be a poems only thread. Please put your comments, etc in the discussion thread. If you forget and drop a comment in this thread it'll be moved to the discussion thread.
I have a good idea for a challenge. Can I still post it this year?
Absolutely! Everyone is always welcome to post prompts on this forum or post on any of the ongoing challenge threads. Even time-sensitive threads (like last year's challenges, for example) are open to everyone all the time.
