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Category: Poetry Across Time and Space

Celebrating National Poetry Month: Poetry Readings, Writing Prompts, and Gaining Perspective

May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 ~ melanieweldonsoiset ~ 1 Comment

Check out these poetry readings in celebration of National Poetry Month, which demonstrate how poetry can connect us across time and space, and offer us some much-needed perspective.

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My name is Melanie, and I’ve worn many labels over the years: poet, pastor, teacher, student, immigrant, #ChurchToo survivor. I’ve learned, however, that the label that fits best is “child of God.” One day that phrase will be my epitaph. Until then, you’ll find me at my best resting in a hammock, biking on local DC green ways, or enjoying a fire by the hearth on a cold winter’s night.

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Love this fun verse posted on a neighborhood daycare center :). #neighborhoodpoem #neighborhoodpoems #poetryirl #funpoetry #funpoetrycorner

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It took me a moment to register the sign—loitering…allowed? That would explain all the people sitting on benches outside the country store, chatting and jamming on their banjos. I had heard that things were a little different in Floyd, Virginia, and now I could see (and hear!) the evidence for myself.

I was going through an old box of greeting cards I inherited from my Grandmother (who passed away a decade ago), and found these extremely passive-aggressive jewels. I imagine they were part of a boxed set.

Imagine the soundtrack of this picture: clanging hammers, children squealing with glee, and the sound of bells. But there are no bells here—just boulders. Last week, I visited Ringing Rocks Park in Pennsylvania, to experience the strange phenomenon of boulders that ring when struck with a hammer. I didn’t pack my hammer for the trip (I only learned this park existed a day before I visited!), but I did hum that old folk song “If I had a hammer,” especially the lines, “I got a hammer, and I’ve got a bell, and I’ve got a song to sing all over this land. It’s the hammer of justice, it’s the bell of freedom.”

This poem, from the collection “Original Love” by Molly Peacock, summarizes how I’ve often been feeling the past few months. #nationalpoetrymonth #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #churchtoo

Love this fun verse posted on a neighborhood daycare center :). #neighborhoodpoem #neighborhoodpoems #poetryirl #funpoetry #funpoetrycorner

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