September 2014 / National Poetry Day Celebrations

Theme: 'Remember'

1. Interviewing the Last Two Speakers - Sheenagh Pugh. Michael

2. Jewels In My Hand - Sasha Moorsom (Jan 25th 1931 - June 22nd 1993). Bel

3. Mae'r Pasiant Trosodd - W J Grufydd (Welsh & English translation). Chris

4. Gabriel (first 30+ stanzas) - Edward Hirsch. Juliette

5. Forgetfulness - Billy Colins. Steve

6. Remember To Forget* - Albashir Adam Alhassan. Linda

7. My Grandmother - Elizabeth Jennings. Lorraine

8. Galbraith Street - Ron Sexsmith (lyrics). Lloyd

9. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel (lyrics). Bex

10. Jakes Turtle - Chase Twichell. Leona

11. Memory of My Father - Patrick Kavanagh. Julie

*The Alhassan text is a plagiarism of a Christian devotional poem (likely to be of Southern Baptist origin) that has been knocking around as an Internet meme at least since the early 00’s - Chris

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National Poetry Day

Thursday October 2nd 2014

Link Resources:

http://www.forwardartsfoundation.org/national-poetry-day/what-is-national-poetry-day/

http://www.forwardartsfoundation.org/national-poetry-day/poetry-and-poets/

http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/info/npd/

http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/resources/n/nationalpoetryday.asp

http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/national-poetry-day-live-77202

Twitter: @PoetryDayUK

June 2014 / Dylan Thomas Centenary

Theme: Dylan Thomas Centenary Celebrations

1. Make me a Mask - Dylan Thomas. Claire

2. Being But Men - Dylan Thomas. Lorraine

3. Love In An Asylum - Dylan Thomas. Bex

4. Note on the Art of Poetry - Dylan Thomas. Linda

5. I Have Longed To Move Away - Dylan Thomas. Dave

6. Reminiscences Of Childhood (1/1) - Dylan Thomas. Julie

7. Clown in the Moon - Dylan Thomas. Bridget

8. In My Craft Or Sullen Art - Dylan Thomas. Alex

9. In the Beginning - Dylan Thomas. Leona

10. And Death Shall Have No Dominion - Dylan Thomas. Juliette

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2014 celebrates our charismatic Welsh poet, playwright and writer Dylan Thomas's Centenary Year. Dylan 'made words sound like music. People would be reduced to tears as they heard his writing performed' (source CBBC Newsround).

Helpful Links:

http://www.poemhunter.com/dylan-thomas/

http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/dylan-thomas

http://www.internal.org/Dylan_Thomas

http://www.poetryarchive.org/poet/dylan-thomas

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/dylan-thomas#about

http://dylanthomas100.org/english/about/dylan-day-poems/

http://dylanthomas100.org/
http://www.dylanthomas.com/

http://www.developingdylan100.co.uk/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-27557188

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/

http://www.lyrikline.org/en/home/

http://www.pmpoetry.com/worldb.shtml

http://www.poetrystation.org.uk/search/titles/

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

http://matadornetwork.com/life/8-of-the-worlds-most-moving-spoken-word-pieces/

Links on Form
http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/197