Rhyme or free verse, find your niche

World Poetry Day was adopted by UNESCO on March 21, 1999 as something to serve as a reminder for the improvement we have made in the literature topic (UN.org). The day has been set aside to honor poets and revive and relive the practice of poetry, now and in the future.

World Poetry Day should give people motivation to write and offer an opportunity to recognize the amazing and creative work or poets, both published and unpublished.

Poetry is not only such an important part of history and literature. It’s also a very good coping mechanism for those who feel strong feelings, whether it’s for a person or how they feel overall.

The UN establish this day to “with the aim of supporting linguistic diversity through poetic expression and increasing the opportunity for endangered languages to be heard,” according to their website.

There are so many famous poets that we learn about in school, from William Shakespeare to Emily Dickinson to Maya Angelou, all who have created incredible works that we refer to in daily life.

Besides reciting poetry, you can celebrate this day by letting your imagination run wild on the page and making up poetry of your own or reading some poetry that match your interest.

If you have younger siblings, this is a great day to let them know about the creativity of poetry and introduce them to poetry. While Dr. Seuss and Shel Silverstein are popular poets for the younger audience, I personally suggest Cat among the Pigeons by Kit Wright. It’s a very good poem to share with children!

And if you want to share the celebration of World Poetry Day with that of Women’s History Month, you might be interested in The Princess Saves Herself in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic) by Amanda Lovelace. It is available through Amazon.