April is Poetry Month

The poet often taps into what Jung called our collective unconscious, giving voice to our humanity and meaning to our struggles.  A good poem, therefore, tells us something we already know. When we read it or hear it we say, “Ah, yes.” An exceptional poem tells us something we are on the verge of knowing. When we read it or hear it, we say, “Oh my!”        

                                             

                                                                ~ Charles Kinnaird

April is National Poetry Month. Throughout the month on this blog space I will be emphasizing how poetry spills into our lives in the reading, the writing, and the hearing of poetry.

• Poetry Prompt
• Prince Charming, Etc
• Rumi and the Play of Poetry (Coleman Barks)
• Poetry Is Where You Find It 
• Writing Haiku
• Poetry at the Movies: Il Postino 
• Poetry at the Movies: Paterson
• Poetry at the Movies: Dead Poets Society
• Mastering the Ghazal

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