onsdag 23 oktober 2024

job prescription

 

The Poetry Reading  1939  

  Ivan Gregorovitch 


job prescription 


will poetry change the world? no one asks
this about football, the thrill of watching or
playing. we get that nurses & doctors are
healers. no question that rabbis, priests, &

imams guide individuals & groups through
spiritual thickets. we don’t tell cooks to put
down their wooden spoons & go make a real
difference instead of a real soufflé. teachers

are honored for the learning they impart. so
let poets keep on exciting passion in them-
selves & others. don’t discourage us from our
efforts to diagnose the human heart or create

trail markers for those coming behind us on
this journey. trust me when i say that poetry
heals, guides, feeds, & enlivens. poetry may
not change the world, but might change you


      Evie Shockley









4 kommentarer:

  1. Svar
    1. Ja Pia, Jag tycker också att den är bra.
      Margaretha

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  2. Mette,
    Mycket så — jag har inte tänkt i de banorna, och undrar varför!
    Margaretha

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