Posts Tagged: Poetry Out Loud

April 22, 2011

National Poetry Month: The Letting Go

National Poetry Month: The Letting Go

What can I say about Emily Dickinson besides that she was a genius, a one-of-a-kind, inimitable talent, and that alongside Walt Whitman she is considered to be one of the two parents …

April 6, 2011

National Poetry Month: What’s Freedom For? To Know Eternity

National Poetry Month: What’s Freedom For? To Know Eternity

April is National Poetry Month, the only time of year that most Americans take note of the fact that poetry is still being read and written by sentimental, idealistic people like yours …

April 14, 2010

What Rhymes With Wednesday?

The Owl And The Pussy-Cat By Edward Lear I The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea In a beautiful pea green boat, They took some honey, and plenty of money, Wrapped …

April 7, 2010

What Rhymes With Wednesday?

The Emperor of Ice Cream by Wallace Stevens Call the roller of big cigars, The muscular one, and bid him whip In kitchen cups concupiscent curds. Let the wenches dawdle in such …

April 1, 2010

National Poetry Month Kick-Off!

April is National Poetry Month! Begun in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets, National Poetry Month was set up to promote the continued reading, writing, and appreciation of poetry. On their …