World Poetry Day
World Poetry Day
21 March 2012 12:00AM
There is a day for everything now isn’t there and I didn’t even now there was a World Poetry Day until I stumbled upon it by accident. Believed to have its origin in the 1930s, World Poetry Day is now celebrated in hundreds of countries around the world. So let us think about how we should approach a poem. I have never been into poetry myself until a visit to the Bologna Book Fair at exactly this time last year, when I found myself sitting in the sunshine writing one.
Now for the test! You might think that it’s rubbish, and that’s fine by me if you do, because I never professed to be a poet, however it does sum up – in rhyme – the ambience of my Bologna experience that day. So, taking the following points into consideration please read my poem and message me via the website if you like it. Why not first skim quickly through the poem and write down your comments. What words and images stand out for you? What is your emotional reaction to the poem? Did you learn anything? Then re-read it, this time more slowly and carefully, taking note of any figurative language. What are the messages in the poem, sometimes subtle and hidden, or quite clearly obvious. What do you imagine is the most perfect way to read it and remember poetry is meant to be read out loud. Of course no-one reads it like the writer who knows exactly where the emphasis on words should be!
Actually, my poem paints a lovely memorable picture of that day in Bologna for me. It reminds me of the ‘Song of Solomon,’, if you ever read the Bible –which quite frankly I find is a fascinating book with a wealth of knowledge and wisdom. I digress… this was not planned by the way, but was purely coincidental as the similarities of the woman who searches for her lover in the crowd and my poem are clearly to be seen. Eventually she did of course find him. Oh how we all love a happy ending.
So have a happy day
Luv & Stuff
Anna
