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S'està carregant… The Poetry of Strangers: What I Learned Traveling America with a Typewriterde Brian Sonia-Wallace
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. I loved this. 10/10 recommend. ( ) I loved the connections the author made with people from different backgrounds and circumstances by writing poems for them right on the spot as he traveled with his typewriter. Such interesting experiences! It's also the first time I've come across the term "literary citizenship" where writers support one another—something I've consistently found to be true among poets and the kid lit community, but hadn't given it a name. As a school librarian, I talk about digital citizenship, but I'm going to work in literary citizenship now as well. Some of the later chapters didn't quite fit in with the theme, though, or maybe fit but were a bit of a stretch, for example, those on witches/magic and jumping back to before his time as a traveling poet when he taught a youth theater group in the Amazon. While I enjoyed those chapters, they felt tacked on, not part of the original plan. Overall, it was a good read and you don't have to be a poet to see the connections poetry can create, helping us all to understand one another better and to develop a deeper sense of empathy for every life. We follow the author as he traveled across America as a rent-a-poet. He started writing poems with a type writer on the streets of Los Angeles area trying to pay his bills. He wrote poems for strangers on the Amtrak. He wrote poems at the Mall of America. It's interesting to hear stories from strangers across the country. He wrote poems at wedding and at corporate events (I didn't know this was a thing). Some stories were more interesting than others. The Poetry of Strangers follows the adventures of Brian, who picks up a typewriter, travels the world, sets up a station, and listens to people as they share life stories. He then types a poem for them on the spot. Even though his ventures may seem lonely, he connects on a different level with those around him. Brian finds the world connects and feels through his poetry and time. What a beautiful way to share your talents with the world! I highly recommend this read! The world is full of good! Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
It might surprise you who's a fan of poetry -- when it meets them where they are. Before he became an award-winning writer and poet, Brian Sonia-Wallace set up a typewriter on the street with a sign that said "Poetry Store" and discovered something surprising: all over America, people want poems. An amateur busker at first, Brian asked countless strangers, "What do you need a poem about?" To his surprise, passersby opened up to share their deepest yearnings, loves, and heartbreaks. Hundreds of them. Then thousands. Around the nation, Brian's poetry crusade drew countless converts from all walks of life. In The Poetry of Strangers, Brian tells the story of his cross-country journey in a series of heartfelt and insightful essays. From Minnesota to Tennessee, California to North Dakota, Brian discovered that people aren't so afraid of poetry when it's telling their stories. In "dying" towns flourish vibrant artistic spirits and fascinating American characters who often pass under the radar, from the Mall of America's mall walkers to retirees on Amtrak to self-proclaimed witches in Salem. In a time of unprecedented loneliness and isolation, Brian's journey shows how art can be a vital bridge to community in surprising places. Conventional wisdom says Americans don't want to talk to each other, but according to this poet-for-hire, everyone is just dying to be heard. Thought-provoking, moving, and eye-opening, The Poetry of Strangers is an unforgettable portrait of America told through the hidden longings of one person at a time, by one of our most important voices today. The fault lines and conflicts which divide us fall away when we remember to look, in every stranger, for poetry. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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