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== About the {{PAGENAME}}==
* The Poetry Month Challenge was a month long event held in April 2021 on Facebook. Each day a prompt was posted to the Unofficial East Kingdom group. Whomever felt inspired posted a poem as a comment. During this collaborative project there were 62 poet participants and more than 450 poems were written and shared. "Flowers" was the most popular prompt with 26 poems.

== The Challenge ==
* On March 23, [[Sugawara_no_Naeme|Sugawara no Naeme]], Consort's Champion of A&S (in waiting), issued a [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158000159166705 challenge] to the East Kingdom.
"Greetings East Kingdom!
Did you know that April is Poetry Month? In honor of that, I wish to issue a challenge to try your hand at poetry this April. I’ll post a different prompt each day, and if you feel inclined, you can respond to the prompt with your poem. You do not have to write a poem every day to participate. You do not have to use the prompt. Write as inspiration strikes, and share if you feel comfortable. Perhaps you’ll write something that can be used in the Laurel Challenge and Exhibition. Maybe you’ll hone your skills in preparation for the upcoming Bardic War. I humbly suggest exploration of your persona through period-style poetry. I will be continuing my exploration of the Japanese tanka. What style of poetry do you like to write?"

== Prompts and Poems ==
Clicking on the prompts below will open the Facebook post for that day. You do need a Facebook account and to be a member of the Unofficial EK Discussion Group to view these pages. Click on "comments" to view the poems.
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158018318231705 Laughter]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158020327816705 Courage]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158022317666705 Rain]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158024548231705 Family]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158026779026705 Mountain]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158028737571705 Companion]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158030703481705 Spring]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158032616876705 Ocean]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158034916026705 Prowess]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158036943036705 Honor]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158039190011705 Sword]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158041462926705 Journey]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158043318536705 Flowers]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158045293671705 Service]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158047293671705 Wind] 
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158049239141705 Gratitude]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158051342746705 Sharp]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158053394696705 Trees]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158055538291705 Clouds]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158057400301705 Sunshine]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158059349471705 Beauty]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158061350126705 Friendship]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158063300826705 Hope]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158065192451705 Learning]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158067098446705 Humility]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158069071701705 Nature]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158070895596705 Moon]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158072648041705 Challenge]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158074443111705 Fealty]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/17551346704/permalink/10158076324916705 Joy]

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