Sunday, April 8, 2012

Thought for the Day

Poetry is a conversation with the world, poetry is
a conversation with the words on the page in which
you allow those words to speak back to you,
and poetry is a conversation with yourself.
~ Poet Naomi Shihab Nye
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In the video below, Nye, participating on a panel on "Poetic Affinities and Inspiration", speaks to her influences, inspiration, and the community she finds with other poets:

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