Good morning! I hope you’re having a wonderfully lazy Sunday morning… or a productive one, if that’s how you roll. That is definitely not how I like to roll, but unfortunately that’s how it has to be this morning. I’m heading back to school today, so I’m packing and getting ready for some long driving. I’ve read a lot of great books this week, which will be reviewed… eventually. I have been feeling very overwhelmed the past few days and I’m not sure why. There’s nothing going on that’s particularly overwhelming, but I think it’s just the pre-school jitters.
Anyway! I have some very exciting news. After much planning and deliberating, Jason and I are finally ready to go public with our brand new challenge for 2010! I know that you are already signed up for a billion challenges, but this one is really worth making it a billion and one. A lot of bloggers have been talking about wanting to read more poetry and Jason and I decided that we should have a more inclusive challenge that incorporated more genres of poetry. I started the VPR Poetry Challenge back in May, but it was only for twentieth century poetry. This challenge gives you a lot more room to explore different time periods and genres. The challenge is called Clover, Bee & Reverie: A Poetry Challenge, after one of Emily Dickinson’s poems and I’m super excited about it!
Can I entice you with pretty buttons?
There might be some opportunities for mini-challenges and guest posts and who knows what other surprises along the way! Head on over to the blog to sign up and we really can’t wait to see you there 
Great idea!
My favorite is the top button…
Lourdes: Thanks
Hmpfff. I’m still going to join, but I just protest against it not being called Silent on Cheese as originally planned
Nymeth: Haha, that’s my doing *sheepish* I proposed this name
I’m trying to figure out how to incorporate this into my personal poetry challenge.
Or maybe I’ll just discard mine and go with this one.
I also love that first button.
Amanda: Why thank ya! Can’t wait to read your reviews
I’m in! I’ve already had a personal goal (since last year) to read more poetry; so it’s an easy decision to join this one even though I’m generally not a challenge type person. I’ll write this up on my blog soon –probably a couple days from now. Looking forward to this.
Valerie: Yay! I’m so excited you’ll be joining us!
Hmmm, I am enticed by the buttons. I’ll have to think about it.
Ash: I tried to make them as enticing as possible
Two things I love:
1.) Your buttons
2.) That you’re coming back to the fred!
historyofshe: I’m excited, man!
Love poetry.
Love your buttons.
Very, very tempted….
Readerbuzz: seems like there’s no reason not to then…
Yay! Have a safe drive; I’m off to learn more about the challenge and sign up. And drool over the buttons some more!
Eva: I’m glad you like them
I’m so glad you’ll be joining us!
Lu – Is this replacing the VPR challenge or in addition to? Lovely Buttons!
Gavin: It’s really up to you! I won’t be doing much with the VPR challenge, but you can certainly still follow the guidelines for that one if you prefer them. You can always just count the books you’ve read for that challenge for this one!
I’m going to wrap the two together. Thanks for organizing this one!
Lu, you’re such a bad influence! I’m swearing off challenges this year, but since I’m reading some poetry anyway I might join you. Will see what list I can come up with.
I’m so going to join this challenge and I’m so excited about it!!! I’ll have my post up soon!
I freakin’ love those buttons, not to mention the idea behind the challenge. I’m totally joining! Already reading Petrarch at the moment. Thanks for putting this together, Lu!
I’ll sign up for this one as well, will this be throughout all of 2010? Jan-Dec?
Yup!
Also, will there be a Mr. Linky for review links?
Yup! I’ll post it at the end of the month.
Ok. I will have my sign up post go up tomorrow on the blog. Exciting. Thanks for hosting these poetry challenges..
here’s my signup link: http://www.savvyverseandwit.com/2010/01/clover-bee-reverie-poetry-challenge.html