Do you feel sentimental? Do you feel the urge to pick up a pen and write from the deepest corner of your heart? Are you more aware of the flow and rhythm of your words lately?
Did you know it's National Poetry Month? Well, dear reader, it is! So celebrate by doing one or perhaps all of the following to give notice to this auspicious occasion: 1) Write a poem--This is paradoxically a simple and complex task to accomplish, but give it the old college try. What's the worst that could happen? Creating a mythical chimera rather than a free verse poem? 2) Attend an open mic--For anyone in Greenville, I highly recommend the open mics held at Coffee Underground in downtown Greenville. 3) Read some poetry--You'll find poems scattered all over this earth in British literature textbooks, on the Internet (I'd personally recommend seeking the advice of my friend Google), in a bookstore hidden away in the corner shelf, in an old journal of English writings you were forced to keep for a senior portfolio...the list can go on infinitely. 4) Watch some performance poetry videos by Andrea Gibson or Taylor Mali. 5) Give a pat on the back to poet--It's a harder job than you think. I hope you all get a chance to enjoy National Poetry Month. Big shout out to PRA Publishing and the Aiken Standard for the article in today's newspaper about National Poetry Month! http://www.aikenstandard.com/article/20140412/AIK0401/140419819/1031/AIK04/april-is-national-poetry-month
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AuthorKendall Driscoll is an accomplished writer/ musician/ artist/ academic scholar. Archives
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