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| World Poetry Day |
World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21 March and was declared by UNESCO in 1999. Its purpose is to promote the reading, writing, publishing, and teaching of poetry throughout the world and, as the original UNESCO declaration says, to "give fresh recognition and impetus to national, regional and international poetry movements"
The apparition of these faces in the crowd;
Petals on a wet, black bough
(Ezra Pound)
(Ezra Pound)
Poetry (ancient Greek:(ποιέω= Ι create) is an art form in which human language is used for its
aesthetic qualities in addition to/instead of, its national and semantic
content.
Poetry is a code you have to break.
Can you break codes?
A red, red rose by Robert Burns
Ithaka, Kavafis, Sean Connery-Vangelis
“Even the
silence has a story to tell you. Just listen. Listen.”
"But on paper, things can live forever
"But on paper, things can live forever
On paper, a butterfly never dies"
"I want to catch words one day. I want to hold them blow gently,
watch them float right out of my hands"
"I want to catch words one day. I want to hold them blow gently,
watch them float right out of my hands"
dictionary4
3-In which lines one and two
4-Rhyme with five when it's through
5-and three and four rhyme with each other
1- What is a limerick, Mother?
2- It's a form of verse, said Brother 3-In which lines one and two
4-Rhyme with five when it's through
5-and three and four rhyme with each other
boy, girl, man.... (1)NAME
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who wanted to dance with a/an train
lane, rain (2)THING
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she tried not to pull it
(3)VERB
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But she happened to cool it
(4) VERB
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So the train ended up in her lane
(2)THING (5) THING
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There was once a girl named Trish/Joy
Who wanted to dance with a fish/boy
She tried not to squeeze/call it
But she happened to freeze/fall it
So the fish ended up in her dish/destroy
So the fish ended up in her dish/destroy
A fellow jumped off a high wall,
And had a most terrible fall.
He went back to bed,
With a bump on his head,
That's why you don't jump off a wall.
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There was an odd fellow named Gus,
There was an odd fellow named Gus,
When travelling he made such a fuss.
He was banned from the train,
Not allowed on a plane,
And now travels only by bus.
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There once was a child in Spain,
There once was a child in Spain,
Who loved to play in the rain.
One day he tripped,
And broke his hip,
Now he is in serious pain.
THE ROAD NOT TAKEN, ROBERT FROSTA DREAM, EDGAR ALLAN POE
THE MOON WAS BUT A CHIN OF GOLD, EMILY DICKINSON
PAGE QUESTION What does poetry mean to you?
