Poetry is everywhere. All around us. But it’s shy, elusive, and difficult to see. Unless you’re a poet. And they don’t find it easily. They break a sweat, seeing the half seen beauty around them. And capturing it for the rest of us with their clever words, sometimes tricking us into thinking that we had seen it all along. This is our final collection of poems for National Poetry Month this year. Read them with fierce attention, the way they were written. (More…)
National Poetry Month
National Poetry Month is a celebration of poetry that takes place in April every year. It was introduced in 1996, organized by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States. Their web site is a good place to find information about local poetry events during the month. Which are pretty thin on the ground this year. But we’ve got you covered with two small, intimate poetry “events” every week. (More…)
National Poetry Month
Like way too much of life these days, National Poetry Month has had to go online this year. Even this issue of OLLI Connects is an online manifestation of an experience that would be more powerful if you were there, live and in person, hearing both of today’s poets read their own works. We can’t give you that exact experience, but we suggest–seriously–that you read the poetry in this piece aloud. Pay attention to the punctuation, the timing, the sentence melody. Let each poem tell you how to read it. (More…)
National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month. Normally this would be a good time to attend a “poetry slam” , a more traditional poetry reading, or some other event that celebrates the power of well chosen words and carefully crafted phrases. This year, not so much.
But that doesn’t mean you have to forgo poetry this time around. We have some for you today created by OLLI-USF members, and we’ll bring you more in extra editions of OLLI Connects for the rest of the month. And we have an NPR link below that we hope you’ll enjoy. (More…)
