Thursday, 9 October 2008

National Poetry Day

Today is National Poetry Day, so we say, Happy National Poetry Day everybody!

You can find more information about the day at the Poetry Society website (www.poetrysociety.org.uk), where the Poetry landmarks section will tell you if there is an event taking place near you.

The theme of this year's Day is 'Work' - which somehow sends out a subliminal message to the bloggers at Cyprus Well Stories.

But before we go, to honour the day, here is an excerpt from a favourite poem, 'Hidden Song' by Eugenio Montejo:

I couldn't distinguish the bird from the song.
I heard whispers, sudden blasts, chords,
golden oracles in droplets,
indecipherable things.*

Have a very good day!


* From 'The Trees: Selected Poems 1967-2004', Salt Publishing