100 poems in a day 2013

So, if you've known who I was for over a year you may have caught me writing 100 poems in a day around 12 months ago and will know about this madness. But if you don't...

This is something Tim Clare started a couple of years ago. Last year myself and a few other poets including Mark Grist decided to join the fun/insanity by dedicating one day to sitting and attempting to write 100 poems.

Though I completed the task I was massively ashamed with the quality of my work. I rushed through it and though I finished in great time, the work I created was some of the most shameful material I'd ever produced.

My main aim was to get it finished, which I did. But this year I'm taking a different approach.

1.
I am aiming to create material that doesn't make me cringe. Though it's inevitable some of the 100 will most probably be quite bad due to me going slightly crazy with the task at hand, I've decided I would rather not finish than write another 100 poem strong pile of shit. But I will finish.

2.
Last year I gathered 100 titles before I started writing, which I believe did me no favours. I didn't pick or chose, I just took the first 100 titles I was given and wrote them in order from a list marked 1 to 100. This meant I was rushing through titles that didn't inspire me in the slightest, often to reach a  title I'd been looking forward to only to find my original inspiration had disappeared.
This year I will gather titles, pick and chose the ones I want to use and the order I'll write them in. This makes the project a lot more fun from my side of things.

3.
I will allow myself Haiku's. Last year I gave myself a 4 line minimum and though I may have only wrote a few 4 line poems, I've grown to like the Haiku and think it is often more interesting than a standard 4 line bit of randomness.


That's about it.
This will be happening on Friday, November 22nd, 2013
If you would like to join in, please do. I know Tim will be going for it again, and though Mark is currently in India and a bit tough to get hold of, I assume he'll be playing too.

If on the day any of you happen to be in my area and would like to stop by with refreshments for me in return for awkward conversation as I thank then try to ignore you, please do. I like fruit.
If not, the only other thing that would be helpful is some titles!
If you have my number you can text me. If not,
You can wastebook me - Michael 'Mixy' Riccardi
Or you can tweet me - @MixyRic

All titles appreciated.

Much love

p.s

In the time since I last blogged properly I've set up a bandcamp with many of my old projects for free download. Treat yourself. Christmas is coming
http://iammixy.bandcamp.com/
I suggest 'Bootleg Bar 2' and 'The Experiment'