August 21 is World Poetry Day – so turn on your creative side
It is all about paying tribute to the great art of poetry
The rose is red, the violet’s blue
The honey’s sweet, and so are you.
Thou are my love and I am thine;
I drew thee to my Valentine;
The lot was cast and then I drew;
And Fortune said it shou’d be you.
That is probably one of the well known Valetine’s Day poems in the English language.
Poetry is something that most of us probably avoided writing at school,
Whether that poetry was written by the dictate of our instructors in school, or driven by hormone-fueled teenage angst, there was a portfolio of our work available to embarrass or edify us. Poetry Day honours this art, and below, we will tell you everything you need to know about it.
August 21 is World Poetry Day. It is all about paying tribute to the great art of poetry. It’s about embracing poetry, enjoying it, and even creating it. Whether you prefer to read poetry from an acclaimed writer or you like to be the creative one; it doesn’t matter. It is about celebrating this literary form in every way. After all, you do not need to have a degree to be a poet!
But the question has to be asked, what is poetry really? There seems to be so many varieties of it, and in a world containing hundreds of countries and thousands of cultures, it’s the one thing that is nearly universal.
Let us know what your favourite poems are and if you have written any poetry send us a sample to share!
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