In praise of poetry
Yesterday was National Poetry Day in the UK, I thought I’d share Time to rhyme. It’s still relevant a year on, even though the 2009 theme is Heroes and Heroines.
And with the Telegraph warning that nursery rhymes could die out, let’s champion the cause.
And with the Telegraph warning that nursery rhymes could die out, let’s champion the cause.
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Permalink Reply by David Zinger on -
Jacqui:
I loved it. Great start:
Work here’s been incredibly busy
And a blog is long well overdue
So on National Poetry Day
A poem will just have to do
I write a poem every week on my site about employee engagement. We might have to start an engaged poets group! See Wednesday at Work Poems.
David
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Permalink Reply by Jacqui Kibby on -
Great idea! And glad that you liked it. Let's keep poetry (and nursery rhymes) alive...
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