{"id":14740,"date":"2021-03-22T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/?p=14740"},"modified":"2021-05-26T15:23:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T14:23:41","slug":"world-poetry-day-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/2021\/03\/22\/world-poetry-day-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"World Poetry Day 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/observances\/world-poetry-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Poetry Day<\/a> is celebrated on 21st March each year, since 1999 when <a href=\"https:\/\/en.unesco.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UNESCO<\/a> first adopted the day for this purpose. As poetry began as an oral tradition<span style=\"color: #222222\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">, UNESCO&#8217;s aim was to promote readings and spoken word to give a voice to all communities across the world. Poetry gives us all the opportunity to express ourselves as with theatre, da<\/span>nce, music and painting, therefore it is hoped that World Poetry can &#8216;restore the dialogue&#8217; between the arts and help individuals within society with their sense of identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"480\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 720 \/ 480;\" width=\"720\" controls src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/03\/Time-and-Tide-by-Bill-Bulloch_default.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption>Bill&#8217;s poem, &#8216;Time and Tide&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-heading ugb-heading ugb-40ddc57 ugb-main-block\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><h2 class=\"ugb-heading__title\"><br>Our favourite poems&#8230;<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For this year\u2019s World Poetry Day, we invited our Library and Learning Services teams to share their favourite poems. It was great to have such a positive response to this and the diverse range of choices really inspired us. There really is something for everyone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poets from across the globe; American, Persian, Irish, Scottish, and English, were all represented, with quotes, photographs, artwork, and readings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We even gained an insight into the bindings and covers of much-loved poetry. Sheila from our Academic Engagement Team shared &#8216;Selected Poems by Rupert Brooke&#8217; in a video for Twitter. Over 100 years old having been published in 1919, it&#8217;s clearly a treasured item. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-heading ugb-heading ugb-ca09531 ugb-main-block\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><h2 class=\"ugb-heading__title\">Persian Poetry<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michelle, one of our Academic Engagement Librarians, recommended Rumi\u2019s \u2018The Guest House\u2019 as \u2018a good guide to dealing with life\u2019s ups and downs\u2019. She discovered this poem when <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.poetrypharmacy.co.uk\/emergency-poet\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Emergency Poet<\/a> visited Edge Hill in her vintage ambulance. In Michelle\u2019s \u2018appointment\u2019, Deborah Alma <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emergencypoet\" target=\"_blank\">(@emergencypoet<\/a>) prescribed poems based on what you told her, essentially the \u2018symptoms\u2019 presented in the ambulance consulting room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Laura from our Admin Team also shared Persian poetry, specifically the poem \u2018Words are alive\u2026\u2019 by Mandana Zandian from \u2018A Thousand Years of Persian Poetry by Women\u2019. In addition to this Laura also shared an extract from Christina Rossettt\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poems\/45000\/remember-56d224509b7ae\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Remember\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&nbsp;\u2018Poetry&nbsp;feels like a dream. No matter how many syntactic&nbsp;analysis&nbsp;and theme and meaning discussions are made around a poem, it will remain as&nbsp;a secret that cannot be completely revealed.&nbsp;I read in three languages, but I only master one and therefore that&#8217;s the one I usually seek in order to fully enjoy&nbsp;poetry, as I believe&nbsp;the soul of a poem is always lost in translation. A shame, and equally, part of its magic.\u2019<\/em> &#8211; Laura Granda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/03\/Persian-Women-Poetry-1-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"A Penguin book entitled The Mirror of My Heart: A Thousand Years of Persian Poetry by Women. A cup of tea sits next to the book and yellow flower petals surround it.\" class=\"wp-image-14764\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/03\/Persian-Women-Poetry-1-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/03\/Persian-Women-Poetry-1-1024x780.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/03\/Persian-Women-Poetry-1-768x585.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/03\/Persian-Women-Poetry-1-1536x1170.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/03\/Persian-Women-Poetry-1-2048x1560.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/03\/Persian-Women-Poetry-1-394x300.jpg 394w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>One of Laura G&#8217;s favourite books of poetry<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-heading ugb-heading ugb-c3d699e ugb-main-block\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><h2 class=\"ugb-heading__title\">Readings<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Claire, who works in our Student Engagement Team also submitted a favourite poem, \u2018From a Railway Carriage\u2019 by Robert Louis Stevenson. On this poem Claire says, \u2018I\u2019ve always loved this poem, just as much as I love a good train journey too. The rhythm of the verses is like the sound of the carriages chugging along, it lulls you along whilst you&#8217;re reading.\u2019 You can read the poem <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk\/poem\/railway-carriage\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and note when reading aloud, how much the rhythm of the verse captures the rhythm of the train, taking you along for the ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As with the previous poem, reading poetry aloud can really enrich understanding and enjoyment, creating a more immersive experience. Dee from our Collections and Archives Team has provided us with readings of two of her favourite poems, \u2018He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven\u2019 by W. B. Yeats, and Spike Milligan\u2019s \u2018True Love\u2019. Both poems come to life in her readings. Bill, a Helpdesk Adviser, provided us with a reading of an original poem of his, entitled \u2018Time and Tide\u2019, accompanied with a film of his creation. Bill wrote this poem whilst completing his Masters\u2019 dissertation at Edge Hill. For some background to the poem you can visit Bill\u2019s poetry blog <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nightsfullnine.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Julie, our Student Engagement Manager, also shared a reading, of Edgar Allen Poe\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poems\/48860\/the-raven\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018The Raven\u2019<\/a> read by Christopher Lee. You can listen to it <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BefliMlEzZ8&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. His deep voice and inflection really adds to the suspense and macabre tone of the poem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/03\/Tulips-Plath-2-300x258.jpg\" alt=\"Red tulips overhang from a vase, onto two Sylvia Plath books of poetry, 'Collected Poems' and 'Ariel'.\n\" class=\"wp-image-14815\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/03\/Tulips-Plath-2-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/03\/Tulips-Plath-2-1024x882.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/03\/Tulips-Plath-2-768x661.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/03\/Tulips-Plath-2-1536x1323.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/03\/Tulips-Plath-2-2048x1764.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/03\/Tulips-Plath-2-348x300.jpg 348w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>Lorna&#8217;s collection of Sylvia Plath poetry<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-heading ugb-heading ugb-5f88ef6 ugb-main-block\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><h2 class=\"ugb-heading__title\">Nature<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poems featuring nature were also popular, with Kerri, another of our Helpdesk Adviser&#8217;s submitting <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/poets.org\/poem\/her-voice\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Her Voice\u2019<\/a> by Oscar Wilde. Kerri\u2019s photograph, taken at Crosby Beach and featuring a moody sea and sky, really captures, &#8216;from the mighty murmuring mystical seas, And the wave-lashed leas.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I chose Sylvia Plath\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poems\/49013\/tulips-56d22ab68fdd0\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Tulips\u2019<\/a>, although it was hard to choose just one poem from her vast poetic output. In this poem the tulips are described in stark contrast to their bland setting, labelled as \u2018too excitable\u2019 against the \u2018how white everything is\u2019 of the clinical hospital room. Although the poem can seem quite sad in parts, I feel the presence of the tulips brings balance to the scene, to signify healing and a reason to be hopeful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-heading ugb-heading ugb-ca8fd8c ugb-main-block\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><h2 class=\"ugb-heading__title\">Cat&#8217;s Choice<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/03\/Nina-Reading-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Nina, a black and white cat, is sitting on a patterned cushion against a radiator. She appears to be reading T.S. Eliot's Selected Poems as it is positioned with her head between the covers.\" class=\"wp-image-14749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/03\/Nina-Reading-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/03\/Nina-Reading-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/03\/Nina-Reading-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/03\/Nina-Reading-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/03\/Nina-Reading-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/03\/Nina-Reading-2-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>Nina getting stuck into some T.S. Eliot<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We even had a cat participating, with thanks to Geraldine in CAT* (ha) for contributing on her behalf! Nina certainly challenges our assumptions on cats\u2019 preferred poems. With her nose stuck in T.S. Eliot\u2019s Selected Poems it would appear she favours The Waste Land over Old Possum. Who knew?! For those of you who differ from Nina, you can borrow Old Possum\u2019s Book of Practical Cats from the <a href=\"https:\/\/capitadiscovery.co.uk\/edgehill\/items\/73855?resultsUri=https%3A%2F%2Fcapitadiscovery.co.uk%2Fedgehill%2Fitems%3Fquery%3Dtitle%253A%2528Old%2BPossum%2527s%2Bbook%2Bof%2Bpractical%2Bcats%2529#availability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">library<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*<em>CAT is our abbreviation for the Collections and Archives Team<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To see and engage with the full range of poems, photographs and readings shared yesterday, visit our Twitter page <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EHULearnService\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. For more inspiration search <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/worldpoetryday?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Ehashtag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#WorldPoetryDay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-heading ugb-heading ugb-0061eba ugb-main-block\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><h2 class=\"ugb-heading__title\">Library Resources<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To explore poetry, poetry criticism, reviews or creative writing texts search the <a href=\"https:\/\/capitadiscovery.co.uk\/edgehill\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">library catalogue<\/a> and\/or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/discover-more\/?utm_source=ehuacuk&amp;utm_medium=lshome&amp;utm_campaign=discovermore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discover More<\/a> (which has a wider range of electronic resources and journal articles). If there\u2019s a text or article you require for University educational or research purposes and it is not already available via our holdings, you are welcome to submit a request via our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/library\/?tab=you-want-it-we-get-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">You want it, We get it<\/a> service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-heading ugb-heading ugb-54d003c ugb-main-block\"><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><h2 class=\"ugb-heading__title\">Useful Links<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/observances\/world-poetry-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Poetry Day | United Nations<\/a> \u2013 The origins and purpose of World Poetry Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Poetry Foundation<\/a> \u2013 Poems, readings, poetry news and the archive of Poetry magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/poetryarchive.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Poetry Archive<\/a> \u2013 a not-for-profit organisation. It produces, acquires and preserves recordings of poets reading their own work out loud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalpoetryday.co.uk\/about-npd\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Poetry Day<\/a> \u2013 An initiative of the Forward Arts Foundation. National Poetry Day is celebrated later in the year on 7<sup>th<\/sup> October 2021. There is a wide range of resources available via their website including a Toolkit for Schools. An asset for those of you on teaching placements, \u2018for inspiration, any day of the week\u2019. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21st March each year, since 1999 when UNESCO first adopted the day for this purpose. As poetry began as an oral tradition, UNESCO&#8217;s aim was to promote readings and spoken word to give a voice to all communities across the world. 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