April 26, 2004

Poem On Your Blog Day

* UPDATE: May is Project Apollonia Month

From a list-serv I subscribe to comes this great idea:

Poem In Your Pocket

The City of New York and The New York Times invite you to join us on April 30, 2004 for Poem in Your Pocket Day. April is National Poetry month and there is no better way to culminate this tradition than a citywide celebration of poetry and literacy. New Yorkers are encouraged to carry a poem in their pocket and share it with friends, family, coworkers and classmates. Public schools throughout the five boroughs will highlight poetry on this day through readings, poetry workshops and specifically designed lesson plans. Tuck a poem in your pocket and see what surprises may come your way. What will your poem be?

I thought it would be a great idea if bloggers did something similar on April 30th:

To commemorate the end of National Poetry Month, blog about your favorite poem and provide at least one link to other poems and/or a bio of the poet.

Since I have several poets that I love (and to publicize my reinvigorated business site), I will post several poems and Black Lion Publishing will give away books by at least two poets (poets to be determined).

Posted by ronn at April 26, 2004 02:55 PM

Trackbacks

Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Poem On Your Blog Day:

» Is that a poem in your pocket or are you happy to see me? from Prometheus 6
Ronn at { a burst of light } is into poetry, among other things, so he's taken note that this is National Poetry Month, and that April 30, 2004 is Poem in Your Pocket Day, in New York City at... [Read More]

Tracked on April 26, 2004 05:02 PM

» Poem on your blog day from African American History rawr
or carry it in your pocket [Read More]

Tracked on April 26, 2004 07:29 PM

» Is that a poem in your pocket or are you happy to see me? from Prometheus 6
Ronn at { a burst of light } is into poetry, among other things, so he's taken note that this is National Poetry Month, and that April 30, 2004 is Poem in Your Pocket Day, in New York City at... [Read More]

Tracked on April 26, 2004 10:13 PM

» Poem in Your Pocket Day from Weez Blog
Did you know it was Poetry Month? This link from Ron Taylor in a message to one of the communities at Orkut. The City of New York and The New York Times invite you to join us on April 30,... [Read More]

Tracked on April 27, 2004 07:05 AM

» Poem on your blog day from Exteriors
It'd be cool if photobloggers did theirs with illustration [Read More]

Tracked on April 28, 2004 12:50 AM

» Friday! Friday! from African American History rawr
Poem on your blog day [Read More]

Tracked on April 28, 2004 11:47 AM

» Poem on Your Blog Day, Part Deux from feministe
[Part One, in it's excess] I made a very good investment today. Love That Dog, by Sharon Creech is a funny short novel about a boy named Jack and his fight with poetry. Poetry is something that girls do, and he doesn't want any part of it. But his teac... [Read More]

Tracked on April 28, 2004 05:31 PM

» Poem on Your Blog Day from feministe
FYI: This month is National Poetry Month. The corresponding request is probably the worst thing you can do to me, Clancy, on a morning when I have a ton of work to do and little motivation to do it. Once I get started it will be very hard to stop. I us... [Read More]

Tracked on April 28, 2004 05:34 PM

» Poem on Your Blog Day from Watermark
Remember, tomorrow is [Read More]

Tracked on April 29, 2004 02:36 AM

» Poem in your pocket from Wanderlust
"The City of New York and The New York Times invite you to join us on April 30, 2004 for Poem in Your Pocket Day. April is National Poetry month and there is no better way to culminate this tradition [Read More]

Tracked on April 29, 2004 08:23 AM

» Poem on Your Blog Day, Part Three from feministe
Today, we are generating a blog poem. cerulean rhetoric red adverb hates social construction we was troped and hastily metonymized waxing cold and still the only loving rhetoric was the knee- black remembrance of themes past when tiger howls cerulean e... [Read More]

Tracked on April 29, 2004 10:47 AM

» Poem on Your Blog Day from God's ex-Boyfriend
I like to think of myself as a very well-rounded, multi-talented person. That self-affirming belief is sometimes the only thing that gets me through the day. I take pride in the fact that every intellectual activity I've tried to do, I've been fairly g... [Read More]

Tracked on April 29, 2004 05:56 PM

» Inflicting Poetry On People Day from Not In Production
I'm told that it's "Put Poetry On Your Web Page" day or something (okay, it's Poem On Your Blog Day). This has reminded me of the day about six or seven years ago that the real world discovered the Internet,... [Read More]

Tracked on April 29, 2004 08:00 PM

» two poems from nitecrawler
On this eve of Poem on Your Blog Day,which by the way I think is a wonderful idea, and all thanks go to Ronn, I offer these two poems of my own. Don't worry. Tomorrow will be devoted solely to... [Read More]

Tracked on April 29, 2004 09:14 PM

» Poem On Your Blog Day from BGB.com - Seventh Position
So y'all knew I was a writer, right? Mmhm...check the category list if you don't believe me. I've been breaking off short stories, articles, poems, reviews and the like now for almost five years. On and off mostly, but I try to do my thing. But what g... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 12:55 AM

» poem on your blog day from ej flavors. the flavorful one.
It's the poem on your blog day. Gives me goosepimples. (It is okay to have goosepimples, right?) [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 07:04 AM

» Implications from Weez Blog
It's Poetry Month and Poem in Your Pocket Day. From this end of the world I present a few poems by Chan McKenzie from IMPLICATIONS, 1983.Come Get Them There are some principle doubtssome nagging, unanswered questions.There are some bad feelingsand... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 07:27 AM

» Poem On Your Blog Day from RobbyB.com
Today is the last day of National Poetry Month (who knew?). Like the rest of the web, I'm (re)posting my favorite poem, by Robert Frost: THE ROAD NOT TAKEN Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 09:23 AM

» Poem On Your Blog Day, The Real One This Time from feministe
Defending Walt Whitman by Sherman Alexie Basketball is like this for young Indian boys, all arms and legs and serious stomach muscles. Every body is brown! These are the twentieth-century warriors who will never kill, although a few sat quietly in the ... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 09:26 AM

» Poem On Your Blog Day, The Real One This Time II from feministe
Lady Lazarus by Sylvia Plath I have done it again. One year in every ten I manage it---- A sort of walking miracle, my skin Bright as a Nazi lampshade, My right foot A paperweight, My face a featureless, fine Jew linen. Peel off the napkin 0 my enemy. ... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 09:29 AM

» POMES from mike.whybark.com
{ a burst of light }: Poem On Your Blog Day! As will be seen, this is handled.... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 09:36 AM

» http://birdonthemoon.com/archive/week_2004_04_25.html#001823 from .:bird on the moon:.
In celebration of the concluding day of National Poetry Month, I present one of the finest and most ecstatic poems of the 20th Century's most wonderful poet, Pablo Neruda... [about Pablo, more poems] POETRY by Pablo Neruda And it was... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 10:11 AM

» I once knew a girl from Nantucket from go fish
So, it's National Poetry Month, April is. Today is the last day, and today is Poetry on your Blog... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 11:13 AM

» Poem On Your Blog Day, Last One I Swear from feministe
[I could do this poem-blogging thing forever] Earlier this week I dragged out an old book of folktales to torture Ethan with at bedtime. He doesn't like them - no pictures, no good - but I'm fairly sure that as he gets older these stories will become m... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 11:42 AM

» Poem On Your Blog Day from gipsy's musings
I saw this over at Mac's, and thought how beautiful this was. I've always been into poetry, though more for reading it than writing it (I'm much better with prose). Though it's extremely hard for me to pick one poet,... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 11:44 AM

» Poem on your Blog Day from j-notes.com
Ronn told me to find a poem that had been turned into a song. I instantly thought of Langston... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 12:29 PM

» Poem from journalesque
It's Poem On Your Blog Day today. I'm not much of a poetry person, but I do love this piece by John Henry Mackay which Richard Strauss based his song "Morgen!" (Tomorrow!) on: and tomorrow the sun will shine again [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 12:34 PM

» The End of Poetry Month from Crescat Sententia
Via Amber Taylor, I see that today has been declared poem on your blog day meaning that to commemerate the end of national poetry month I'm supposed to pick my favorite children poem and post it. I've already posted One... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 12:38 PM

» The Next Story from Watermark
Today is [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 12:46 PM

» Poem on Your Blog Day from twist of fait accomplis
Hey, it's Poem in Your Pocket Day (here celebrated as Poem on Your Blog Day). Here's my contribution, picked after being outside for a few minutes and considering cutting out of work early so I could enjoy the perfect weather... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 12:56 PM

» National Poetry Month from Letters of Marque
Supposedly, it's ending, and supposedly we're commemorating it via "poem on your blog" day. (Link via Crescat's Will Baude). I think my favorite poem is one by Baudelaire--or Rimbaud--I have trouble figuring out which is my favorite. But since all... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 01:03 PM

» Poem On Your Blog Day: June Jordan from Professor Kim's News Notes
My favorite poet, the poet who most influences my own poetry, is June Jordan, who died in June, 2002. My favorite June Jordan poem, "Poem About My Rights" is posted below. I once had the privilege of spending an evening in her company; I may post my ... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 01:44 PM

» ae stallings from Malice Aforethought
This is a good idea, and spurred me to make this post, which I've had in mind for ages. (And April was National Poetry Month; who knew?) It's tough to pick just one poem by my favourite contemporary poet AE Stallings, so I'll go with the first of hers ... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 01:46 PM

» Poem on my blog from Glorfindel of Gondolin
Will and Heidi are observing "poem on your blog day" as a way of finishing off National Poetry Month. (I appear to have mistaken it for "national hockey-watching month.") Anyway, I like the old romantic poets: Keats, Tennyson, people like... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 01:53 PM

» Poem on Your Blog Day from clayton hackett's immortal reverberations
To commemorate the end of National Poetry Month, today is Poem in Your Pocket Day and Poem on Your Blog Day. So I give you Ogden Nash's "Everybody Tells Me Everything" I find it very difficult to enthuse Over the... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 02:00 PM

» Poem on Your Blog Day from Overcoming Unmündigkeit
Today is Poem on Your Blog Day. Can't go wrong with Houseman or booze. 'TERENCE, this is stupid stuff: You eat your victuals fast enough; There can't be much amiss, 'tis clear, To see the rate you drink your beer.... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 02:07 PM

» Poem on your blog day from As deep as a puddle after a hard rain
Picture of a ManCalvin Forbes He draws a man bright swirls of red. And I say give me a tree. He points to the middle of his red and says, "There's a tree!" Tonight without complaining he goes off... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 02:48 PM

» Oh the Poetry from The Bliss Blog
So I was visiting over at Pea's blog and found out that it's the end of National Poetry month and today was designated as Put A Poem On Your Blog Day! So I thought I would participate. I've choosen two... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 03:25 PM

» Poem on your blog day from As deep as a puddle after a hard rain
Picture of a ManCalvin Forbes He draws a man bright swirls of red. And I say give me a tree. He points to the middle of his red and says, "There's a tree!" Tonight without complaining he goes off... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 04:08 PM

» Poem On Your Blog Day from Bdragon's Lair
Eh why not.... Just found out about this idea for posting about a favorite poem on your blog today as the last day of National Poetry Month.... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 04:41 PM

» A Pit Bull on the Pant Leg of Opportunity from the chutry experiment
I hadn't planned on contributing to the "Poem on Your Blog Day" to honor the end of National Poetry Month, in part because so many other bloggers had contributed so many wonderful poems:From The Salt-Box, Jason points to T.S. Eliot's... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 05:15 PM

» Poem on your Blog Day from j-notes.com
For Poem on your Blog Day, Ronn suggested for me to find a poem that had been turned into... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 05:27 PM

» Poem on your Blog Day from j-notes.com
For Poem on your Blog Day, Ronn suggested for me to find a poem that had been turned into... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 05:30 PM

» Did you know? from jenett.radio
SB left a note that today is Poem On Your Blog Day... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 06:23 PM

» Poem on your blog day from bartsspace
Via Ancarett I found out today is Poem on your blog day So here is one I saw recently and liked: The Road not Taken ~ Robert Frost Two roads... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 06:58 PM

» Poem On Your Blog Day from Malbela
It's apparently Poetry on your Blog Day, based on New York City's Poem In Your Pocket Day. April is national poetry month, and in celebration you're supposed to share your favorite poem. Most are sharing deep meaningful poems, full of... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 07:05 PM

» Art Goes Roaming from THE NOVASLIM MIX PROJECT
There are some blog-wide things I'd rather not participate in, but there are some things that are right up my alley, such as this. I didn't want to pick just any old poem, I wanted to pick something that pertains... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 07:35 PM

» Art Goes Roaming from THE NOVASLIM MIX PROJECT
There are some blog-wide things I'd rather not participate in, but there are some things that are right up my alley, such as this. I didn't want to pick just any old poem, I wanted to pick something that pertains... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 07:35 PM

» This from Ronn by way from miceland
This from Ronn by way of Mac and lastly Mikey To commemorate the end of National Poetry Month, blog about your favorite poem and provide at least one link to other poems and/or a bio of the poet. OK, this... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 07:56 PM

» Post a Poem day from Cuppa Tea
Via Deborah - the Post a Poem in Your Blog meme. For National Poetry Month. Of course I can't choose just one. So here's something I found recently: We Wear the Mask Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) (from the book I'm reading, Black Voices) We wear the... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 10:40 PM

» Poem on Your Blog Day from The Fiddling Librarian 2.0
{ a burst of light }: Poem On Your Blog Day Anthem for Doomed Youth Wilfred Owen 1893-1918 What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? -Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle Can... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 10:50 PM

» Poem on your blog day from snazzykat
Picture of a ManCalvin Forbes He draws a man bright swirls of red. And I say give me a... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 11:31 PM

» De rigueur poem on your blog day post. from ALLABOUTGEORGE.com
It is 12:20 in New York a Fridaythree days after Bastille day, yesit is 1959 and I go get... [Read More]

Tracked on April 30, 2004 11:37 PM

» This thanks. from G U A V A L O G
This is Just To Say thanks to the people who responded so generously to my request for sponsors. You guys are swell! Some of your donations hit me without warning like a cupcake in the eye, except even better. I'll [Read More]

Tracked on May 1, 2004 03:56 AM

» and since i missed two things yesterday from Sometimes I...
first of all, it was post a poem on your blog day. So, below, are a couple of poems from me. Sorry, the poem in the extended part is kind of depressing.... second of all, it was Free for All... [Read More]

Tracked on May 1, 2004 09:58 AM

» Thom Gunn, adieu from Rebel Prince
For Poem on Your Blog Day (via Terrance), I'll go with one of my favorites, "The Hug," which I've posted here before, so some of you readers may remember it. I revisit it now in honor of its author, Thom... [Read More]

Tracked on May 1, 2004 02:33 PM

» Poem Day - Belated from LatinoPundit
April 30th Friday, was "poem on your blog day." Missed that one too (see previous post on other missed event).... [Read More]

Tracked on May 2, 2004 06:38 AM

» Poetry from 113th Street
I'm a little late in observing Poem on Your Blog Day (via Flaneuse ), but here it goes. [Read More]

Tracked on May 2, 2004 03:43 PM

» Nuclear Lovers from anziblog v4.0
[ A little late for Poem On Your Blog Day, I know ... ] "And the 20th century is dead, and the 20th century... [Read More]

Tracked on May 2, 2004 05:04 PM

» I eat men like air from African American History rawr
If you haven't got any balls, you can ask a friend if you can play with his [Read More]

Tracked on May 3, 2004 02:37 PM

Comments
Oh, this is pretty cool! I'll definitely post something. :-) Posted by: karsh on April 26, 2004 04:46 PM
Can't wait to see what you'll post. I'm already stressin' because I have to restrict myself to five or so poems. Posted by: ronn on April 26, 2004 08:23 PM
Great idea. (I got your message via orkut) and will spread the word. Posted by: weez on April 26, 2004 11:24 PM
Thanks. Please feel welcome to come back and post permalinks here if you participate. I would love to see what gets posted by others, especially those that I'm not familiar with. Posted by: ronn on April 26, 2004 11:44 PM
I'm down, too. Posted by: George on April 27, 2004 03:16 AM
sounds like a plan. i'm in Posted by: al on April 27, 2004 09:51 AM
Thanks for getting involved George. Can't wait to see who you highlight. Same with you al. Posted by: ronn on April 27, 2004 05:32 PM
Lawd, let me dig through these dusty books of poetry and see what I can find. Posted by: James on April 28, 2004 08:34 PM
James: I would love to see if you could pull this off-- Find poems turned into great songs. I'm sure there are several. One of my favorites will be revealed on Friday. Posted by: ronn on April 28, 2004 10:01 PM
Not only am I loving this idea, but I even started early, posting a chunk of them already. Gotta share the poem-y love, you know? Posted by: Kim on April 29, 2004 05:09 AM
I didn't know how to do trackbacks when I made my Poem On Your Blog Day post. The link in this comment will take you to it. Posted by: Ben G. on April 29, 2004 12:19 PM
This is a great idea! I'll join in with a favorite poem too. Posted by: Pearl on April 29, 2004 10:15 PM
I'm posting a fave on mine for sure! Great idea. Posted by: delilah on April 30, 2004 11:35 AM
...most excellent meme, Ronn! Great idea. Posted by: Lenka on April 30, 2004 12:21 PM
Great idea, I post poems fairly regularly, mine and other peoples' (though other peoples' are better!)... Posted by: zeno on April 30, 2004 12:38 PM
I hope this meme keeps spreading; MetaFilter picked it up today. Here is my post: http://www.sbpoet.com/2004/04/the_next_story.html Posted by: SB on April 30, 2004 12:53 PM
My post, June Jordan's "Poem About My Rights" is here. My poem about June Jordan is here. What a wonderful way to remember that we must believe in spring. Posted by: Kim Pearson on April 30, 2004 01:39 PM
Since writing hyperlinks didn't work, I'll send a trackback Posted by: Kim Pearson on April 30, 2004 01:41 PM
Love this idea! Found the link at go fish. I posted "The Listeners" by Walter de la Mare. Posted by: june on April 30, 2004 01:54 PM
count me in! great idea! Posted by: michelle on April 30, 2004 04:55 PM
I did this too! Posted by: Brie on April 30, 2004 05:39 PM
What a good idea. Here's mine: http://www.iainjcoleman.net/mrhappy/archives/00000375.htm Posted by: Iain J Coleman on April 30, 2004 06:49 PM
Such a good idea, that despite finding your post at 23.55 on 30 April (GMT), and despite the strict copyright and IP laws we have in England, I just could not resist! It's here under the title About Liz Lochhead Posted by: Annie on April 30, 2004 07:48 PM
I have completed my assignment. Posted by: mice on April 30, 2004 08:23 PM
Couldn't find David Young's translations of Rilke's "Sonnets to Orpheus" on the net, so I put up "Sonnet" by Billy Collins. Find it at: http://the_bone.blogspot.com/2004_04_01_the_bone_archive.html#108335267297658862 Great idea! Posted by: Christopher Rieder on May 1, 2004 10:43 AM
Annie's point is on track. Most recent poems are protected by copyright. Publishing them without the poet's permission not only violates the law, but disrespects the poet's rights. (Fortunately, I like long-dead poets like Emily Dickinson, whose work has been in public domain for some time.) Posted by: Annie on May 1, 2004 02:01 PM
Hey, I didn't even know about this, but I did it anyway! This is so cool! And I started out with Billy Collins, former U.S. Poet Laureate, & gonna keep poemizing all weekend... Ooops, I didn't ask permission; just one more thing to get in trouble for. Oh well. Bukowski's dead, Sappho long dead, Collins won't mind, ain't gonna loose sleep over it. Poetry, by divine providence, begs to be shared with the world. Maybe I'll start the "Poetry Liberation Front." lol. Posted by: Kate S. on May 1, 2004 03:54 PM
Just learned about this day on EJ Flavors's site (ejflavors.com) and belatedly posted an old favorite from Georgia native Byron Herbert Reece: "There Never Was Time for Everything." Like many more well-known poets, he took his life early. Fortunately, he was fairly prolific during his forty years, and has left a body of work that has garnered increasing interest from casual readers and scholars alike. Posted by: Paul on May 2, 2004 12:14 PM
I wrote this one at my son's suggestion. It is about a 14 foot kayak that I am building for him. Enjoy. Posted by: Joe Lombardo on May 3, 2004 02:28 PM
Post a comment

(If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.)