Bit of a cheeky plea. I've been asked to do a workshop on Beginnings mid January, can anyone suggest any poems that would fit the theme. I've got a couple and have several soppy ones about babies but could do with something more muscular. Any suggestions would be muchappreciated. Thank you. DM
Does it have to be a FAMOUS poem? May I write one (to be famous in the future) for you? What day in January do you need it?
Thinking this through... hmmm... I could use one poem for your workshop AND for the StrangerInAStrangeLand project! You're a GENIUS, Jimmy!
For those wondering (about the StrangerInAStrangeLand project, not about my genius: everybody on this site is clear about that ;p), the link again: la-granota.com/stranger.htm
e-mail: stranger at (@) la-granota.com
Ted Hughes, Walter De la Mare, Robert Frost and Alfred Lord Tennyson are worth consideration. Susie Smith if you're looking for a more contemporary poet.
Its important to select poems that your group will enjoy. Start off with short poems and gradually move towards longer more challenging forms.
Reading poetry should be a pleasure not a mind-bendingly hard struggle. It's pointless reading poems you neither understand or enjoy.
I hope that helps.
Good luck.