There were rumours that IPYPIASM might be forgotten this year, amidst new children, new jobs, lack of snow to focus the mind, the organisers' terrible new haircut, but NO. It is going to happen, and it is going to happen soon.
In a few short days we will be ready to tear the November page off the calender and throw it in the shredder (our plans for november are very confidential) along with all the guilt for not having written a novel or growing extra hair for charity. Yes we'll be free to move on to the glory of December. Also known as "INTERNATIONAL PUT YOUR POEM IN A SHOP MONTH"
We're going into our fourth year, and last year despite adverse weather conditions, poems managed to find their way into no less than 1400 different shopping expeditions (I may be multiplying by 100 for effect), across 20 continents (this time multiplying by 10 for effect) and brought joy and wonder to beleaguered queue battling shoppers everywhere.
This year it's going to be bigger and better than ever before, because you, dear reader, are going to be one of the many, the brilliant, who make this part of your tradition. No one has yet ever regretted putting a poem in a shop*. So, get ready, you have a few days yet to get yourselves in gear. Why not visit 2009's interim report to get ye in the mood. Click here for it.
And here's a picture of a boy with a balloon just to get ye in the mood.
* in that so far no one, to my knowledge has been arrested.
9 comments:
Aw that's a lovely baby:)
Looking forward to the thrills of IPYPIASM, must get in training:)
You didn't!
Great baby too.
Yay! Yay! Can't contain my excitement!! It's IPYPIASM time again!!
I think I missed last year due to extreme pregnantness.
But not this year!
I'm off to write a poem!
"no on, to my knowledge has been arrested."
Challenge accepted.
Tks words! Can't wait to see where you get to with the PIS (poems in shops) this year!
I did Titus, and thanks, he really is.
Yay Oub - twas no excuse really last year, you've a lot of making up to do.
Very brave Acorn - you can extend the festival to encompass IPYPIAPM (International put your poem in a prison month)
I definitely plan to participate this year. Even though it will involve actually GOING INTO A SHOP. {Shudders}
And he is ADORABLE. Thanks for sharing a picture :)
Ok- the idea dat Nov is now nearly a thing of the past just hit home- nothing done-can I be a baba wit a balloon? Pretty please!
Yay Bug, that's great! Look forward to seeing your party piece.
Ah Socks - you did enough last november to cover you for at least a decade!! :-)
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