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A Poem for World Poetry Day 2021
World Poetry Day, March 21, was adopted in 1999, during UNESCO’s 30th session in Paris. It encourages a return to the oral tradition of poetry recitals, promotes the teaching of poetry, supports small publishers, and helps poetry to regain its … Continue reading
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World Poetry Day: A Poem by Billy Collins
reprinted from 2017 and 2018 It’s World Poetry Day again. Even if you think you don’t like poetry, I’m betting that you will like Billy Collins. He wrote the poem “Introduction to Poetry” about what he’d like people to get … Continue reading
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WORLD POETRY DAY: A Billy Collins Poem
It’s World Poetry Day again. Even if you think you don’t like poetry, I’m betting that you will like Billy Collins. ________________________________________________________________ Here’s a poem he wrote about what he’d like people to get out of his poems, and what … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Collins, Introduction to Poetry, U.S. Poet Laureate, World Poetry Day
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World Poetry Day: Celebration
In honor of World Poetry Day, this poem from Denise Levertov (1923-1997): Celebration … Brilliant, this day – a young virtuoso of a day. Morning shadow cut by sharpest scissors, deft hands. And every prodigy of green – whether it’s ferns … Continue reading
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