Poetry and Prose Round-up: All things seem possible in May

“The world’s favourite season is the spring. 
All things seem possible in May.”
–  Edwin Way Teale

I’m back! This is my first round-up since January and I would like to say a big thank you to Maddy for holding the fort for me whilst I was away. I decided to choose the above quote as I have a very similar feeling about this time of the year. Everything seems new and anything seems possible.

If you are familiar with the poetry world then you will know that April was National Poetry Writing Month or NaPoWriMo as it is more commonly known (and more easily written!). I am pleased to say that I completed the challenge of writing 30 poems in 30 days and they are all over on my blog! 

I would like to kick off the round-up by saying congratulations to Kirstie Pelling. Many bloggers will know her from her travel blog The Family Adventure Project but she also writes the blog Poet in Motion. Her poetry blog has made the BiBs shortlist this year in the Writer category and it is great to see her there. 

There are a number of new poetry bloggers in our midst and the more I read, the more I enjoy them. There are so many talented writers out there. These include My Real Fairy with her poem ‘Wings’, Just Another Blog with ‘They Say It’s All Over Now’,  Agent Spitback with ‘An Antipodean’s Home’ and Amy Loves to Sew with ‘Jump’. Not just poetry but prose too, including Louise at Touchline Dad and Mother in the Middle with ‘A Woman of Ninety’ and Right Royal Mother with What Happens When Teething Tigers Nest in Towers?’.

One of the things that I truly love about poetry is that it can invoke so many different feelings – and feelings can inspire you to write poems too. Cara at Oh We Do wrote a poem called ‘Your Thread’ following the loss of a friend, Luisa at Teaching Tiny Minds wrote a poem inspired by her children ‘Come Kisses in the Morning’, Tracey at A Patchwork Life wrote a poem inspired by her memories of the beach called ‘Tyrella’ and, in ‘Storm in a Teacup’, Whimsical Writer composes a poem which, to me, interprets as an argument that got out of control. Emma at MS Calling also made me think with her poem ‘Help Everyone Cross the Road’ and Sarah at Catching the Magic did the same with a poem about Hunger.

With Her Majesty the Queen turning 90 last month, age – whichever end of the spectrum – seemed to be a prominent feature. Words_Rhymes_Rambles shared a poem called ‘One Day I Will Be Forty’ (ah yes, I remember it well!) and birthdays were celebrated by both Lisa’s Life in ‘The Birthday Edition’ and by Kate at Striking Mum when she shared a poem called ‘A Right Royal Tribute from Grandad’ written by her father when he was 84. I also enjoyed a poem from the past when Antonia at 38to39 shared her dissertation poem when she based it on the format of Field Service Postcard that soldiers were issued with during WW1.

At the beginning of April, Sara at Mum Turned Mom gave us the word ‘Broken’ for her linky The Prompt. I really enjoyed seeing all the interpretations including Sara’s and one from Johanna at Fifty-Something Fruit Cake.

I couldn’t finish the round-up without a few special mentions from a few other bloggers this month. This includes Tracey at One Frazzled Mum who once again has written a piece of fiction in the form of Darkness, more fiction from The Secret Life of a Baby – very cleverly written! – and, if you have older children then you will really associate with the poem ‘Mr Nobody’ by Lucy at The Parent Game. Finding Our Feet shows that any one can write a poem about any subject in ‘The Lonely Carrot’! I also have to mention my co-editor, Maddy, at The Writing Bubble who continues to impress me with her drawing course and I loved her illustrated limerick.

That’s it from me this month. Maddy will be back with you in June and I will be back in July. Don’t forget, if you would like to be featured then please tweet me @vicwelton or Maddy @writingbubble and use #BritMumsPoetry.

About Victoria Welton

Victoria is a forty something Mum to Grace and Rex, partner to writer and actor Ross and lives in the beautiful countryside of Somerset. A blogger since 2012, she has been writing poetry and lyrics for years and has been lucky enough to perform two of her songs on stage. You can find her blog at Verily Victoria Vocalises. From there she runs a poetry link ‘Prose For Thought’on the first Thursday of every month. She is also a professional photographer, having started her business on her return from maternity leave.

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