April 17, 2008

Packin' a poem

Today at Baroque in Hackney:
Today’s the day when we’re all supposed to put a poem in our pocket and share it with the people we see throughout the day. It sounds silly and saccharine; it certainly does! But there have been times enough when I’ve carried poems in my pocket. Sometimes you just need a sort of talisman. Or you want to have a poem on you so you can refresh your essential nature with it, as at a spring. Sometimes it’s even been one of mine.
I'm going with Naming of Parts by Henry Reed. How about you?