Poet, Educator & Literary Arts Organizer

April 1 – 30
Asynchronous Online (+ 2 bonus live sessions)
All New Prompts!

April is National Poetry Month. Build or energize your writing practice in this fun, supportive thirty-day poetry challenge! 

Daily writing prompts offer a carefully curated poetic experience designed to build momentum, deepen attention, and expand your range as a writer. Past prompts have included themes (Self-Portrait, Supermarket, Short Skirt and a Loooong Title, The Movies, Life Gives You Lemons, Unselfing); traditional and experimental forms (rebel sonnet, epistle, zuihitsu, contrapuntal, duplex); process-oriented approaches (oulipo, ekphrasis, erasure, collage); and occasional optional field trips (joy walk, museum visit, café).

Join a vibrant, generous community of poets. Commit to your writing practice. Experiment. Play. Get inspired. Be messy. Build stamina. Take risks. At the end of the month, you’ll have as many as 30 rough drafts to revise and evolve, and a renewed relationship with your writing life.

How It Works

Every day in April, I’ll post a new optional writing prompt in our Wet.Ink virtual classroom. Each prompt is thoughtfully sequenced as part of a larger arc designed to stretch craft, introduce new forms and approaches, and keep your creative energy alive.

Participants post their best effort by midnight. No feedback. No judgment. Some drafts will be brilliant; some terrible, but that’s okay, because every day you will write something, even if it’s just a single line or image. (It’s okay if you miss some days too.) We’re going for quantity first, quality later. We’re building a practice, honing the muscles of discipline and attention. And we’ll all be striving together, encouraging each other. Doing the work.

Daily prompts often include:
• Images and inspirational quotes
• Curated example poems
• Brief craft notes or form introductions
• Invitations to experiment and push beyond your comfort zone

Community + Connection

Daily prompts are everywhere. A living, breathing poetry community that writes together in real time? That’s rare.

Writers return to this challenge again and again because it works. Many leave with not only a month’s worth of drafts, but new confidence, friendships, and a deeper sense of belonging.

We’ll meet twice on Zoom:
• An optional kickoff meet-and-greet on the first evening
• A closing celebration at the end of the month where we share a favorite poem and honor the work

Come write with us!

TESTIMONIALS

Here's what former participants had to say about the 30/30 Poetry Challenge:

Hollie puts a great deal into each prompt – an inspirational quote, a selection of poems for each topic or theme, additional information about themes like glosa or cut-ups, and then she provides the assignment with additional inspiration and challenges. I came away from my first time in this class with at least 30 poems. I learned so much along the way, discovered some new forms and approaches, and read a great many poems. I also appreciated the opportunity to read the works by fellow students to see how they approached the day’s challenge.  On several days, I wrote more than one poem. I have taken many classes – in person and online – and this one surpasses all of the others in the quantity AND quality of material presented.  Hollie’s the best. ~Trina Drotar

Hollie’s 30-day poetry challenges are mini-boot camps for writers, if boot camp happened to be a place of unbounded inspiration, imagination and acceptance.  It’s difficult to think of anyone who wouldn’t come out of the experience more confident, more familiar with their voice, and more willing to share their work with others. That you might end the month with plenty of new work and fresh insight as well is almost a side benefit. ~ Vyvyan Brunst

I've taken several classes with Hollie Hardy over the years, and I have had nothing but the best experiences. Hollie is smart and she has integrity in what she does. She cares about poetry, other poets, and people. ~Michelle Patton

This class got me to take chances with my writing again, and I loved it. The prompts were well thought out and every single one came with additional content to help inspire creative ideation. But what really makes this class a phenomenal experience are the fellow writers. The work they produced nearly every day was INCREDIBLE and it pushed and challenged my work in the most beautiful way. ~Andre Bradford (SC Says)

This class will push you in directions you never imagined, get your writing to the next level, and introduce you to a warm, supportive community of fellow poets. Don't think twice. Take Hollie's 30/30 class! ~Ethan Stanton