Welcome to the 251st Virtual Poetry Circle!
Remember, this is just for fun and is not meant to be stressful.
Keep in mind what Molly Peacock’s book suggested.
Look at a line, a stanza, sentences, and images; describe what you like or don’t like; and offer an opinion. If you missed my review of her book, check it out here.
Also, sign up for the 2014 Dive Into Poetry Reading Challenge because there are several levels of participation for your comfort level.
Here’s today’s stop on the 2014 National Poetry Month Blog Tour: Reach for the Horizon
Today’s poem is from New European Poets edited by Wayne Miller and Kevin Prufer:
Walls by Lindita Arapi of Albania (page 126) And if a wall, long and thick, A high wall Should rise in front of you . . . What would you do? I would close my eyes, I would crouch And rest my cheek against it, I would find peace in its cool serenity. And if this wall were death . . . -translated from the Albanian by Robert Elsie
What do you think?
This is part of the 2014 National Poetry Month: Reach for the Horizon Blog Tour, click the button for more poetry:
Very thought provoking. This sounds like a great anthology.
If I encountered a wall like that I certainly would not climb it, but don’t know if I would crouch and place my face against it either.
I like the feeling of cold on the face but not sure a wall is what I would put my face on