Friday 21 March 2014

March 2014 / World Poetry Day


Theme: Celebrating World Poetry Day

1. Three Coins In A Fountain - TBC (Italian). Lorraine

2. Penelope I'm Addicted To You - Phoebe Giannisi (Greek). Kath


3. Poor Speaker - Sonnet L'Abbe* (French Canadian). Juliette


4. Neighbours - Benjamin Zephaniah (British Jamaican). Linda (interesting to watch this and interview with BZ)


5. Cabel Ship - Harry Martinsong (Swedish). Michael


6. The Snowman - Wallace Stevens (American). Donald


7. My Life In Stillness - Philip K Dick (American). Bex


8. TBC (Italian). Lorraine 


9. A Friendly Death - Harry Martinson (Swedish). Michael


10. A Dish of Peaches - Wallace Stevens (American). Donald


11. Love - Sonnet L'Abbe* (French Canadian). Juliette



* Here is the 'Canada, When is your Birthday?' poem / 150 years project i mentioned that Sonnet L'Abbe was doing.


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Links on World Poetry Day
http://www.un.org/en/events/poetryday/
http://globaldimension.org.uk/calendar/event/4923
http://bernardyoung.wordpress.com/2014/01/05/world-poetry-day-friday-21-march-2014/


Links on World Poetry

http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/info/links/international/


Links on Form

http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/197