in both the united states and canada, april has been designated "national poetry month".
i'll be posting a poem a day at my blog (contemporary canadian, natch) -- how will you be celebrating it?
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national poetry month!
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, Mar 29 2011 11:13 AM
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Ryan H.
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Posted 30 March 2011 - 11:26 AM
I've been reading the poetry of Borges, which is new to me.
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Posted 30 March 2011 - 11:36 AM
As part of National Poetry Month, the Academy of American Poets sponsors Poem in Your Pocket Day on April 14.
Probably suitable for Canadians, too
Probably suitable for Canadians, too
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Posted 30 March 2011 - 02:14 PM
Ryan H., on 30 March 2011 - 11:26 AM, said:
I've been reading the poetry of Borges, which is new to me.
Is that Jose Luis Borges? I didn't know he wrote poetry.
Edited by Tyler, 30 March 2011 - 02:14 PM.
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Posted 30 March 2011 - 02:33 PM
Tyler, on 30 March 2011 - 02:14 PM, said:
Ryan H., on 30 March 2011 - 11:26 AM, said:
I've been reading the poetry of Borges, which is new to me.
Is that Jose Luis Borges? I didn't know he wrote poetry.
Go and read, posthaste! "Selected Poems" is a good English language collection.
Last year, I attempted to participate in NaPoWriMo, in which one writes a poem a day for the month of April, but that was a bit too strenuous a pace for me. I think I was only able to keep that up for about a week. This year, I'm just going to try to write as much poetry as possible.
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Posted 30 March 2011 - 06:09 PM
Tyler, on 30 March 2011 - 02:14 PM, said:
Ryan H., on 30 March 2011 - 11:26 AM, said:
I've been reading the poetry of Borges, which is new to me.
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Posted 30 March 2011 - 07:31 PM
Today I stopped by a Borders that's slated to close. I've been by a couple of times before, but now the discounts are serious. The book I had hoped to find wasn't there, but looking at the Poetry section, I saw an Ethan Coen collection I'd never heard of. Second printing on the title. I think it was 60% off. I thought I might get it, but decided not to. Couldn't think of a reason to justify it. If only I'd remembered that it's National Poetry Month!
