{"id":3282,"date":"2013-03-09T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2013-03-09T17:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/?p=3282"},"modified":"2013-03-08T14:15:11","modified_gmt":"2013-03-08T19:15:11","slug":"warm-up-those-poetry-engines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/2013\/03\/09\/warm-up-those-poetry-engines\/","title":{"rendered":"Warm up those poetry engines"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The poet Yacuren and a companion strolling in a grove of yew trees. (detail) Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi 1798 – 1861<\/p><\/div>\n

I know, I know. National Poetry Month<\/a> isn’t until April. Not to mention that some of us think national-anything month can feel like a silly affectation.<\/p>\n

But I had to chuckle at this New York Times item<\/a> about\u00a0a pre-National-Poetry-Month\u00a0Twitter poetry contest. This one comes out of the\u00a0New York Public Library<\/a>\u00a0and is titled\u00a0“Little Poems, big thoughts<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

Here’s my favorite so far by Meg Hurtado:<\/span><\/p>\n

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He said my heart was a refrigerator: cold, retaining, not easy to clean.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I guess Meg’s on a roll, because she had another “love is hell” entry:<\/span><\/p>\n

I want to witness the homecoming of jellyfish \/ who know about love \/ who wear poison like scarves.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

These are tweets, so they have to be short. Some are even about books or libraries, like this from Jody Winer:<\/p>\n

THE WATER-STAINED LIBRARY BOOK\/ What other woman bathing\/ cradled these pages\/ her laughter splashing?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Note: I do not condone reading library books near splashing water. But it’s fun\u00a0imagery.<\/p>\n

I’ve mostly skipped social media to date, so I have to ask: have there been a lot of Twitter poetry contests? Is it a useful format for poetry? Meanwhile, I adore libraries so I’m happy to see different efforts at engaging the public with library anything.<\/p>\n

Of course there’s a thriving mini-literary scene at right here at NCPR. And it’s about time to turn some thought toward those spring haikus!<\/p>\n

You can revisit 2006-2010 gems here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I can’t wait to read this year’s poems, emerging like spring bulbs from the melting snow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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