Eight
readers covered everything from passionate poems of love (only three
days for Valentine's) to simple poems of innocent childhood, and
poems of the inspirational type. Exceptional feminist poets like
Adrienne Rich were part of the mix.
Sunil, Priya, Pamela, Sheila, Gopa, KumKum, Talitha
Angelou
has become the most popular poet, no wonder with so many women in the
group. Neruda also. Most were modern or contemporary poets, except
for Shakespeare and Nashe.
KumKum, Talitha, Preeti, Sunil, Priya
There
is not only variety in the poetry, but an even greater variety in the
kinds of things these poets did, from writing plays and political
pamphlets to dancing and diplomacy.
Priya, Pamela, Sheila, Gopa, KumKum, Talitha, Preeti
We
have not run out of new poets to explore, such as Marge Piercy and Anne
Sexton. Here we are, happy as could be, at the end of another
reading:
Sheila, Preeti, Gopa, Priya, KumKum, Talitha, Pamela, Sunil, Joe
