Saturday Haiku: Spring Gold

 

in early spring
the oak awakens
with fleeting gold

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Pádraig Ó Tuama reads his poem 'The Facts of Life'

 I have come to enjoy Irish poet Pádraig Ó Tuama's podcast, Poetry Unbound, in which he reads a poem,  discusses it, then reads it again. He exhibits a profound respect for the poem and the poet. Here he is reading his own poem, "The Facts of Life," beautifully accompanied by live music. 

 

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April Is National Poetry Month

  

  National 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

 

National Poetry Month is upon us once again! This month on my blog, I will be celebrating the spoken word from a variety of poets. In some cases, we will hear the poets reciting their own work, in other cases, we will hear others reciting poetry from well-known poets. I hope you will take some time to listen, perhaps to say, “Ah, yes,” or maybe even to exclaim, “Oh my!”

Be thinking about poems that you remember, or poetry that has had an impact upon you. If you could pick one poem that is a favorite, what would it be?

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