April 2015-Be Fearless: Seek Poetry
Society under values its poets. If you ask a reader to name an author, they rattle off several names of their favorite fiction writers. Ask that same reader who is today's up and coming poet? (Expect a pause.) Better still ask who is the poet laureate of their state? (They will change the subject.)
April is National Poetry Month and I am appealing to all my readers and writer friends to promote poetry this month. The following activities are simple and offer support to your poet colleagues:
- Seek out the poets in your life. Ask them about their work.
- Buy a collection of poetry and read it. Send the poet a thank you note.
- Go to a Poetry Group reading during this month.
- Drag out any piece of poetry you have written in your lifetime. Read it, polish it, and submit it.
Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. – Carl Sandburg
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