April is National Poetry Month! People seem to have a love/hate relationship with poetry. Either you enjoy it or you can't be bothered. There are all sorts of types of poetry, from Shakespeare's sonnets to more contemporary written poems, such as Amanda Gordon's poem to the Nation... Free verse, Rhymed, Epics, Lyrical, Haiku, Blank verse...
Though I do enjoy reading the Romantics of the late 18th and early 19th century, some of my favorite poets are from the 20th and 21st century. Let me share some of my favorite poets today...
Recently found poets I like... Catherine Cohen, Amanda Gordon, Joumana Haddad.
Poetry Collections that I like... Good Poems by Garrison Keillor, She Walks in Beauty: A Woman's Journey through Poems by Caroline Kennedy, and Poems to Learn by Heart by Caroline Kennedy.
Here is a photo of some of my favorite poetry books too. I have them lying around the house to be picked up and enjoyed whenever the mood strikes.
But, how do you pick out a book of poetry? You open up one and read a poem or two.. maybe more. To get a feel for the poem and the poet... Does it speak to you? Can you relate to its' subject matter? Do you just like it?
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE POETRY BOOKS? WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE POEMS?
1 comment:
Hi,
A very interesting post!
I'm more comfortable with poems that have some rhyming. I enjoy "cowboy" poetry, like Baxter Black.
I currently have two poetry books going, "The Road Not Taken" a Robert Frost collection, and "April Twilights and other poems" by Willa Cather.
You might like another collection by Caroline Kennedy called "Best Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis". I enjoyed that one too.
Have a great week,
Carla
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