Monday, November 12, 2012

Poetry in Canada today

Current state?

  • alive?
  • dead?
  • on life support?
  • why should you care?
The appeal of poetry
  • old art
    o expresses emotions
    o connects us to our deepest feelings
    o cannot be matched by popular culture
Development of Canadian poetry
  • notion of “one great poet”
  • national poetry
    o dead and buried
    o but was a necessary step
    o building a culture of poetry
Canadian poetry today
  • may take any form
    o supported by Canada Council
  • not always easy to find
    o suspend your judgment
Teens & poetry
  • what’s the attraction?
    o difficult time
  •  provides a way to work through issues
The beauty of poetry
  • doesn’t have to tell a story
  • doesn’t even have to rhyme
  • makes moments of experience or imagination come alive
Resources
The League of Canadian Poets http://www.poets.ca
Young Poets http://youngpoets.ca/ Aimed at teenagers and teachers with ‘digital history’ for teachers
Canadian Poetry University of Toronto Library http://www.library.utoronto.ca/canpoetry/
Canadian Poetry Magazine http://www.quillspoetry.com/
 

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