Billy the Blogging Poet has made my work considerably easier. His list of 100 blogging poets remains up at his blog, offering a road map to – well, 100 other blogs by poets who blog. That kept blogger Billy busy for 100 days – but it wasn”t enough for him. He”s since done two more episodes of 100 blogging poets – Episode II and the current, and he says, final episode, III.

In case you weren”t counting, that”s 300 poets who blog their poetry and their lives. Here”s a random three from the latest list:

Bittersweet: Learning to Be Me is a collection of thoughts, ramblings, poems and photo poems, updated frequently. Entrancing is the best way to describe the poetry here – quick snapshots of moments in time, like haiku without the syllable constraints.

Diana Higgins blog is a perfect example of the serendipity that happens when you start following links in other people”s blogs. I don”t know if she is one of the 300 blogs featured in the 100 blogging poets. I do know that her blog is worth visiting. Among other attractions, you”ll find her Daily Prompts, a running list of exercises, word prompts and nudges to help you get going when writers block has you stalled.

Poetic Justice is a blog of political poetry – don”t cringe. There is a great deal to admire and enjoy here. Many of the poems are inspired by headlines, quotes and photographs about the war, and they hit the heart hard. Read – and keep the blog”s tagline in mind: Don”t Burn the Flag. Wash It.