Since it’s National Poetry Month, I’ll once again recommend The Poetry Foundation’s app (conveniently called Poetry) if you’re looking for a little more poetry in your life (and who isn’t?). It’s perfect for a little pick-me-up when you’re feeling stressed, or when you’re waiting for the bus and realize you’ve forgotten your book (horror!), or when you’re a book blogger looking for a poem to recommend.
Speaking of which . . .
I just read “Meeting at an Aiport,” by the late Palestinian poet Taha Muhammad Ali. It’s just lovely, joyous and sad all at once, and a perfect example of what a gifted poet can do with simple repetition.
So, which new poets and poems have you discovered lately?
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I love that poetry month for everyone else is basically just any other month for you 🙂
This reminds me: I still need to read your second poetry recommendation for me way back when. After Autobiography of Red I needed a breather, and never got around to it. Shame on me.
Been reading Robert Munsch poetry with my kids. I like this one: http://robertmunsch.com/poem-story/jaynas-shadow
Have you done a children’s poetry post? If not, why not? 🙂