"Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, National Poetry Month is now held every April, when publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, libraries, schools and poets around the country band together to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture. Thousands of businesses and non-profit organizations participate through readings, festivals, book displays, workshops, and other events."
Read the rest
http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/41
Write a Poem
Poetry Prompt
Write a poem about what a poem is to you
and or second prompt- write about nuclear energy,
its power, its uses, our responsibilities so that it does not
go Kaboom! A third prompt- Write about an April Fool.
Here is my poem (first draft).
Forks are
One-dimensional pieces of metal
Spoons are
flat.... although
curved in functional places.
Spoons have..... tiny muscles
that ripple in milk,
in particular Wheaties.
They are powerless
They are powerless
Hear their cries as they hit
The bowl
The bowl
Plate
Cup.
Cup.
Personification poems about utensils
are not in now (What is? I have no idea)
Who cares? I do.
Every large, small, medium sized metal object
was created by a man's brain waves
was created by a man's brain waves
I have empathy for the utilitarian
Like nuclear power plants That depend on human intelligence
(It is all about us. Always. We create.)
To help them help people
Take a fork
It was made to keep hands clean and
Not spill hot dogs or textured soybeans
On the floor next to the table
Take a nuclear power plant
It was made to not spill
Radioactive waste in the ground
Or water.On the floor next to the table
Take a nuclear power plant
It was made to not spill
Radioactive waste in the ground
The metal things are powerless
They are our Frankenstein
Al or Shelley for good or evil
For better or worse
In sickness or in health
We are wedded to them
With no life asssurance policy
You Tube- Poet Videos
Billy Collins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xovLpim_1s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrEPJh14mcU
Stanley Kunitz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nihqt3Ct2KU
Gregory Corso
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGPDZD7AK5o
Women's Poetry Slam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jc6wB8gTRc
Emily Dickinson - I Heard A Fly Buzz When I Died
Buy a Book - My Chapbooks (A little self promotion)
http://elizabeth-inthemoment.blogspot.com/2010/11/cowboy-writes-letter-other-love-poems.html
http://elizabeth-inthemoment.blogspot.com/2008/03/white-girl-lynching-pudding-house-press.htm
Poetry Readings April 2011- Events Calendar
http://www.poets.org/calendar.php/varClear/1
You can google to find more events in your area.
