Poetry & Movement, Wednesday, March 17 at 7pm

Poetry & Movement

It's the theme for our next One Page Poetry Circle

...and a One Book, One Community event!

Wednesday, March 17 at 7 PM,

Simply bring along a single page of poetry (by an established poet) that means something to you - perhaps a poem that you remember from childhood, one that you find interesting or unusual, or one that you might not quite understand. For each session, we will always have a theme to guide you in your selections. Everyone has an opportunity to read and share their choices with the group, and then we'll have some lively discussions about them. It's a great way to discover new writings, hear others' thoughts, and share your own. The discussion is led by Madge McKeithen, faculty member of The Writing Program at The New School.

To help you in your selection...

...think wind...journeys...lack of control...resoration...beginnings. These are all central ideas for our One Book, One Community read, The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan, which provides an award-winning account of those who stayed behind to weather the storm during the Dust Bowl of the High Plains. The stock market crashed, the wind blew dirt from the Texas to as far east as the way to the Nation's Capitol, entire towns picked up and travelled west in search of solace, and thousands of people had to decide whether to move away and begin a new life, or take the risk and stay in the land they loved.

The Academy of American Poets (www.poets.org) and The Poetry Foundation (poetryfoundation.org) are two great places to find your page. Or, visit the Main Reading Room on our 2nd floor to find a fantastic collection of poetry by artists classic and contemporary, international and local.

Flickr photo courtesy of Pensiero.