Sunday, May 1, 2011

~National Poetry Month Wrap Up~

   All in all, I think National Poetry Month was a pretty good experience. I think that so far, it's one of my favourite things about PATH so far this year. I think what I liked most about poetry was that it always varied from author to author and from poem to poem. Unlike certain types of books, poetry isn't really all that predictable. You can get something that you think is one thing but it's really completely different. That's really cool.
    I'm definitely going to keep reading poetry now that NPM is over, but in smaller amounts. I think it's a great way to kinda get away from everyday life, and to just kinda kick back and relax. On a similar note to this, I also kinda was listening to Adele the other day, and I got to thinking about how a lot of song lyrics (though not all of them) can be poetry but set to music. Both music and poetry create images based off of the words in my mind while hearing it, so therefore I'm kinda considering some singers and/or bands as poets in their own right as well now.
   And last, but not least, did I gain any new favourite poets and poems? Why, yes, I suppose I did. I think the two I'm most fond of right now are Yeats and Connie Voisine. Both poets just kinda stuck in my mind. I like Yeats because of how he makes words flow, anad how they mix with each other (I hope that makes sense). As for Ms. Connie Voisine, well, she wrote a poem that I think will probably just stick with me for a long time, which is an acomplishment because unless I hear a poem over and over or really love it, that doesn't usually happen.
   So long, farewell. Happy May.

5 comments:

  1. What poem did Connie Voisine write that you think will stick with you for a long time?? I want to read it now!!!

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  2. I'm with Monika- I'm interested to read Connie Voisine's poem, what's it called? :)

    And I know what you mean - I think song lyrics can be like poetry, too. Just put to music. :)

    Happy May!

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  3. I also want the name of the Voisine poem!

    My son played me some music by Adele this week -- I really enjoyed it.

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  4. Dangerous for Girls is the poem by Voisine.

    http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/20072

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  5. I just read it... wow. That is a powerful poem! Thank you for sharing the link.

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