![]() ![]() ![]() The series will include responses from Denise Duhamel, Ellen Bass, Mark Bibbins, Sandra Beasley, David Trinidad, Laure-Anne Bosselaar, and more. My series titled "How I Discovered Poetry," as you probably already assumed, is inspired by Marilyn Nelson's poem, "How I Discovered Poetry." This series will be posted only during April in tribute to National Poetry Month and in honor of Marilyn Nelson. Marilyn Nelson is a poet who has not been polluted by her success. Every time I've seen her she wears a smile that reaches out and hugs you. Marilyn is a delightful, kind-hearted poet. Marilyn Nelson is a powerful and talented poet whose words will make you bow to her work. I've also found it is a great exercise to have people use the first line of the poem as a writing prompt. I love to see the looks on the faces of writers after they finish Nelson's poem-the sound of the gasp as they finish the last line. I use "How I Discovered Poetry" every chance I can when leading a workshop. People, this is what good poetry does to its reader. (There would be no second guessing myself.) Chills creep over my body every time I read Nelson's "How I Discovered Poetry." Every time I read Nelson's poem, I feel the passion I felt the first time I read it. If I compiled a list of my top ten favorite poems of all time, it is easy for me to say Marilyn Nelson's "How I Discovered Poetry" would be one of the first poems I would write down. ![]()
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