5 Ways to Infuse Poetry Into Your Life
by Cathy Baker
April is National Poetry Month so let’s celebrate!
5 Ways to Infuse Poetry Into Our Daily Lives
- Put a poem in a letter: “It’s always a treat to get a letter, but finding a poem in the envelope makes the experience extra special.”
- Celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day: “The idea is simple: select a poem you love, carry it with you, then share it with co-workers, family, and friends.”
- Take a Poem Out to Lunch: “Adding a poem to lunch puts some poetry in your day and gives you something great to read while you eat.”
- Start a Commonplace Book: “Since the Renaissance, devoted readers have been copying their favorite
poems and quotations into notebooks to form their own personal
anthologies called commonplace books.” - Visit a poetry landmark: “Visiting physical spaces associated with a favorite writer is a memorable way to pay homage to their life and work.”
To read the article in its entirety, which includes all 30 ideas, please visit The American Academy of Poetry.
3 Favorite Poetry Quotes
Poetry is an echo asking a shadow to dance. – Carl Sandburg
(If you live in SC/Western NC, see #5 above.)
Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words. Edgar Allen Poe
Always be a poet, even in prose. Charles Baudelaire
…for “‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, “‘For we are indeed his offspring.'” Acts 17:20
