Dear Readers,

This year, I am returning for the tenth time to the practice of writing and sharing a poem each day in April. This challenge, which I first attempted eleven years ago, in 2016, has proven to be fun, fruitful, and sometimes frustrating for me. (In 2024, I took one year off.) Somehow or other, though, I have not missed even one of those 300 pledged days. And so, emboldened, I intend to sign on for one more set of 30 “who knows what they will be?” poems. (The pussywillows in front of our house are beginning to bloom, despite the wild weather, so who knows what poetic possibilities emerge?)

Again, I will be sharing each morning’s poem via email, with an additional April something here on Winona Media. If you previously received emailed poems in 2025, you are already on the list. (Let me know if you wish to be removed from the list this year.) If you would like to be added to the list, let me know.

And if you are someone who is also participating in the April poems this year and would like me to share that information here, let me know! The more, the merrier!

LESLIE