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National Poetry Day UK - 7th October
When I was a boy I did not rate poetry highly. Actually it was only when I became interested in computing that I realized that poets share with programmers a desire to get the maximum effect with the minimum of words. Also computer programmers and poets share the feeling of having thoughts in their heads that they want to put down on paper. Writing PoetryGreat poets have a feeling for 'now'. They are able to put into words the feelings of an event, whether it's a battle, a love affair or a mundane walk in the park. While great poems come to be revered, they were mostly written as throw away lines. It's just that some poems remain resonant years after they were first penned. My point: great poems may be written now, it's just that we not recognise greatness because have not heard them often enough, or allowed sufficient time for their ideas to sink in. Themes From Previous Years' National Poetry Day
2014 ¤A Poem Seen on London's Underground by W.B. YeatsHe wishes for his Cloths of HeavenHad I the heavens' embroidered cloths, W. B. Yeats (1865 - 1939) A Modern PoemWhat Is A Grandma?Someone to sigh with International National Poetry DaySince 1996 the USA dedicates the whole of the month of April to poetry. Meanwhile in New Zealand they have their own National Poetry Day in July. World Poetry Day - 21st MarchTo help you cope with a bereavement In recent years both Will and Guy's family have been faced with losing loved ones. Naturally, we are aware that bereavement is as common an occurrence as births. Close family members have shared with us their feeling that poems such as the two produced here are helpful in coping with loss. We share them with you on World Poetry Day. Title Unknown
You can shed tears that she is gone Written by: Charles Henry Brent фWalk Within YouIf I be the first of us to die, From 'The Smoke Jumper' by Nicholas Evans More Upcoming Interesting Dates:October Special Events
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