How's your National Poetry Month shaping up so far??
I LOVED hanging out with Poetry Peeps during #HFGather earlier this week. What a great way to get the month of poetry-lovin' started!
And today, I'm away from my desk, hanging out with my Garden Girls! A different kind of poetry!
My public art project to celebrate National Poetry Month is a Poetry Machine! Basically it's a 25-cent gumball machine loaded with pods that each contain a tiny poem! I'm so grateful to Dawn at Pink Porch Market and Lee at Charlie B's Restaurant for giving my Poetry Machine a home during April...and maybe beyond! See video below.
Today's ArtSpeak: PICASSO features a Picasso landscape! I didn't even know Picasso painted landscapes...but yes, yes he did! This one features rain, because when I sat down to write this poem, it was raining, and I thought what fun it would be to write a "rain" poem to the sound of rain on our metal roof! (I was right: it WAS fun!) Thanks so much for reading.
When Rain Comes on a Sunday Morning
by Irene Latham
rooster calls to rain
cockadoodledrizzle!
gate squeaks to rain
thanks, I needed a bath
steeple sings to rain
you make me believe
child chortles to rain
now I'm all wet!
I love your poetry machine! In Rochester, where I grew up and still return regularly, there is a "small art" movement. Each month 10 artists create small works of art and add them to the "mini mystery art machine." It lands in a different location each month.
ReplyDeleteYou can see it here.
https://www.instagram.com/minimysteryartmachine/
I'm so happy you are spreading poetry goodness!
And I love your rain poem.
I love your poetry machine, and I'm sure it is very popular. What a fun idea!
ReplyDeleteLove your poetry machine, Irene! And what a cute poem. Let us know how it goes!
ReplyDeleteI love the notion of the poetry machine. And you made it real--how wonderful! And I'm delighted by your poem too, especially "cockadoodledrizzle."
ReplyDeleteLove the poetry machine (every eatery/shop should have one)! Your rain poem made me smile (and I've learned some interesting things about Picasso thanks to you).
ReplyDelete"cockadoddledrizz;e" for the win! I'm amazed at how many Picasso works I've never seen. Thanks for sharing them here. Your gumball machine is genius!
ReplyDeleteWish I could pop by and get a poem from the Poetry Machine. Poem in Your Pocket Day was always fun when I was in the classroom. When Rain Comes on a Sunday Morning is perfect. I thoroughly enjoyed the #HFGather this past week. I couldn't find a notebook, so I found myself taking notes all over my March desk calendar. Happy April!
ReplyDeleteLove the gumball poem machine. That's a great idea.
ReplyDeletePoetry gumball machines... I love this, and now I'm thinking of putting poetry eggs in our little free library around Easter! Your Picasso poem today is delightful, with all the sounds and whimsy. Happy Poetry Month!
ReplyDeleteI love that you're spreading so much poetry love through that gumball machine!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea Picasso painted landscapes. Even though I'm not a fan of chickens, I do love "cockadoodledrizzle!"