100th Virtual Poetry Circle
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Welcome to the 100th Virtual Poetry Circle!
It's hard to believe that there have been 100 meetings of the virtual poetry circle and my wonderful readers are still commenting on poems and taking a shot in the dark about what they mean. Congrats to you all!
Stay tuned for the big giveaway on June 12 to celebrate 100 VPCs and my 4-year blogiversary.
Now, onto this week's Virtual Poetry Circle. Remember, this is just for fun and is not meant to be stressful.
Keep in mind what Molly Peacock’s books suggested. Look at a line, a stanza, sentences, and images; describe what you like or don’t like; and offer an opinion. If you missed my review of her book, check it out here.
Also, sign up for the 2011 Fearless Poetry Reading Challenge because its simple; you only need to read 1 book of poetry. Please contribute to the growing list of 2011 Indie Lit Award Poetry Suggestions, visit the stops on the National Poetry Month Blog Tour from April.
Today's poem is from Horoscopes of the Dead by Billy Collins, which I reviewed earlier this week.
Revision (page 84-5)
When I finally pulled onto the shoulder of a long country road
after driving a few hundred miles without stopping or even blinking,
I sat there long enough to count twenty-four cows in a wide, sloping pasture.
Nothing about the scene asked to be changed, things being just what they were,
and there was even a green hill looming solidly in the background.
Still, I felt the urge to find a pencil and edit one of them out,
that swaybacked one standing in the shade in a far corner of the field.
I was too young then to see that she was staring into the great mystery
just as intently as her sisters, her gorgeous, brown and white, philosophic sisters. Let me know your thoughts, ideas, feelings, impressions. Let’s have a great discussion…pick a line, pick an image, pick a sentence.
I’ve you missed the other Virtual Poetry Circles. It’s never too late to join the discussion.