Saturday Haiku*: Uncontained

  

there are some people
whose abundance of talent 
cannot be contained

 

*Author's note: The poem featured this week, though in the format of a haiku, is actually a senryu. Senryu tend to be about human traits and foibles while haiku are centered upon nature and have a seasonal reference.

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Photo: Courtesy Of KeeneVisions, found in the SFGate article, "Striking new Robin Williams mural pops up in Bay Area."

Poetry at the Movies: Dead Poets Society

Robin Williams starred in Dead Poets Society in which he portrayed an inspirational, unconventional English teacher at a well-to-do prep school. Here is an memorable scene in the movie in which William's character, John Keating  talks to his students about the importance of poetry.

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Why Poetry Matters

 (and what will your verse be?)

Celebrating National Poetry Month

Here's a great scene about why poetry is important: 

"Dead Poets Society is a wonderful film, obviously filled with a lot of references to English and American poetry. In this scene, John Keating (Robin Williams) teaches his pupils the reason for reading and writing poetry, quoting Whitman's Leaves of Grass."

Please take one minute and 19 seconds of your time to be inspired!