I haven't been participating in Poetry Thursday because I haven't been in a poetic state of mind. Most of my old poems have already been posted on past PTs and I can't seem to come up with anything new. Yesterday, I came up with an idea that I hope will remedy that.
Summer is the time when the kids explore new books. During the school year, they have so much assigned reading that they don't get a chance to read for fun. Since I am requesting books from the library on a weekly basis, I thought I could add some poetry to the stack. I could focus on a different author every week. Either I will be inspired to write some new poetry, or I could write about that week's poet.
Although I haven't made a list of authors yet, I am excited about this project. If you would like to suggest your favorite author, leave me a comment.
5 comments:
Two of my favorite poets are Lucille Clifton and Sharon Olds. They never fail to inspire me.
My favourite poet is Margaret Attwood, each poem is so meaningful. I also love the poetry of Rebecca Elson, who died too young to have written very much. Others to recommend very quickly: Ruth Padel, Jackie Kay, Adrienne Rich, Sharon Olds....
Dont miss out Mary Oliver (1935).
I am a fond of Russell Edson
My faves change with the breeze. D. Nurske has written several poems that captured me...but then he wrote several that eluded me.
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