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Poetry Appreciation

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Anne58 Tue 04-Dec-12 20:09:15

I'm game as long as it's not like that dreadful programme on Radio 4 on Sunday afternoons. Before anyone posts, I am NOT referring to "Poetry Please" there is a new one where they go and talk to poetry groups who read their own poems and the rest of the group then discuss them.

The group seem to be able to converse reasonably well, but some then adopt that bloody awful "poetry reading" voice. Aaaaarrrrrghhh.

Sorry everyone, as you were. blush

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JessM Tue 04-Dec-12 20:01:21

www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePoem.do?poemId=7070
Extraordinary.
I don't think we should copy and paste. It is not out of copyright.
I think one thing I like about it is the sensory description of the journey - the camels, the scenery, the difficult camel men, all expressed so vividly.

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annodomini Tue 04-Dec-12 18:59:24

It can be Googled.

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FlicketyB Tue 04-Dec-12 18:48:35

Sounds interesting, I will look it out also.

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Mishap Tue 04-Dec-12 18:22:22

Count me in! I'll dig out the poem.

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JessM Tue 04-Dec-12 18:13:49

Lots of poets on GN which is nice but not much talk about poetry.
This is a suggestion - that someone suggests an interesting poem every few weeks and we have a discussion about what we like about it or don't like about it. I am going to be seasonal and suggest TS Elliot's The Coming of the Magi. Anyone want to play?

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