Day 3 of National Poetry Month!

I was lucky enough to spend 2 weeks in Poland three years ago. There were statues to poets, murals with poems and the tourist bureau in Krakow even had a free chapbook with Polish poets in English translation.

What might our world be like if we paid more tribute to our poets? What if more of us were exposed early to a world seen through the lens of language scattering logic and metaphor; opening us up to possibilities we may not have considered or seen? I can’t help but think it would be richer in spirit.

Audre Lorde I think said it best:

Poetry is not only a dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before.

 

You can find Adam Zagajewski’s poem here:
Try to Praise the Mutilated World