{"id":1794,"date":"2014-04-05T09:22:54","date_gmt":"2014-04-05T13:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=1794"},"modified":"2014-04-14T09:31:13","modified_gmt":"2014-04-14T13:31:13","slug":"write-a-poette-a-poeet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=1794","title":{"rendered":"Write a Poette, a Poeet?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vweisfeld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/1st_rhyming_poem_in_my_life_by_kalen_bloodstone_d4.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"National Poetry Month, poetry, calligraphy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vweisfeld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/1st_rhyming_poem_in_my_life_by_kalen_bloodstone_d4.jpg?resize=300%2C399\" width=\"300\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">(art: kalen-bloodstone.deviantart.com)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We have the rest of the weekend to come up with a tweet-sized poem for New York City\u2019s \u201cPoem in Your Pocket Day.\u201d Here are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/html\/poem\/downloads\/pdf\/NYCPoetweet_contestrules_2014.pdf\">the rules<\/a>. Connect on Facebook, where you find this encouraging verse:<\/p>\n<p><em>If all week, you find it hard<\/em><br \/>\n<em> To connect with your inner bard <\/em><br \/>\n<em> It&#8217;s just fine, it&#8217;s okay! <\/em><br \/>\n<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/nycpoetweet\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;*N&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:104}\">#NYCPoetweet<\/a> runs through Tuesday.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This fifth annual contest is held in conjunction with National Poetry Month. A full calendar of NYC events is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/html\/poem\/html\/events\/events.shtml\">here<\/a>, and 30 ways to celebrate\u2014wherever you are\u2014is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.poets.org\/page.php\/prmID\/94\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.com\/news\/2014\/apr\/05\/poetry-national-poetry-month\/\">some poets,<\/a> too, including William Shakespeare at the Fourth Annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.willfulpictures.com\/#!sonnet-slam\/cdzh\">Shakespeare&#8217;s Birthday Sonnet Slam<\/a>, April 25.<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\" style=\"font-size: 1em;\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\" style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0; overflow: hidden;\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\" style=\"padding: 0; background: none; list-style: none; display: block; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 84px; font-size: 11px; margin: 2px 10px 10px 2px;\"><a style=\"box-shadow: 0px 0px 4px #999; padding: 2px; display: block; border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.metro.us\/newyork\/news\/local\/2014\/03\/31\/enter-nycpoetweet-contest-honor-poem-pocket-day\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; border: 0; display: block; width: 80px; max-width: 100%;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.zemanta.com\/261282321_80_80.jpg?w=584\" \/><\/a><a style=\"display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; line-height: 12pt; height: 83px; padding: 5px 2px 0 2px; background-image: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.metro.us\/newyork\/news\/local\/2014\/03\/31\/enter-nycpoetweet-contest-honor-poem-pocket-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">Enter the #NYCPoetweet contest in honor of Poem In Your Pocket Day<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\" style=\"padding: 0; background: none; list-style: none; display: block; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 84px; font-size: 11px; margin: 2px 10px 10px 2px;\"><a style=\"box-shadow: 0px 0px 4px #999; padding: 2px; display: block; border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mediabistro.com\/galleycat\/david-tennant-reads-sonnet-126%e2%80%b2-by-william-shakespeare_b84217\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; border: 0; display: block; width: 80px; max-width: 100%;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.zemanta.com\/261453948_80_80.jpg?w=584\" \/><\/a><a style=\"display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; line-height: 12pt; height: 83px; padding: 5px 2px 0 2px; background-image: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mediabistro.com\/galleycat\/david-tennant-reads-sonnet-126%e2%80%b2-by-william-shakespeare_b84217\" target=\"_blank\">David Tennant Reads &#8216;Sonnet 126\u2032 by William Shakespeare<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\" style=\"padding: 0; background: none; list-style: none; display: block; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 84px; font-size: 11px; margin: 2px 10px 10px 2px;\"><a style=\"box-shadow: 0px 0px 4px #999; padding: 2px; display: block; border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/bfgb.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/08\/committed-to-memory-100-best-poems-to-memorize-edited-by-john-hollander\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; border: 0; display: block; width: 80px; max-width: 100%;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.zemanta.com\/262504112_80_80.jpg?w=584\" \/><\/a><a style=\"display: block; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; line-height: 12pt; height: 83px; padding: 5px 2px 0 2px; background-image: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/bfgb.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/08\/committed-to-memory-100-best-poems-to-memorize-edited-by-john-hollander\/\" target=\"_blank\">Committed to memory: 100 best poems to memorize, edited by John Hollander<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"border: none; float: right;\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.zemanta.com\/zemified_h.png?w=584\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have the rest of the weekend to come up with a tweet-sized poem for New York City\u2019s \u201cPoem in Your Pocket Day.\u201d Here are the rules. 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