Poetry Day (in Belgium) / myLot

Belgium

January 31, 2019 9:54am CST

Today is poetry day in Belgium, and in schools we truly celebrate it. Poems are hung all around the place. This year's theme is 'freedom'. I'm a language teacher, so any form of literature is interesting to me, though I have to say that I prefer prose over poetry. Do you like reading poems? Is there a poetry day in your country? Tell me all about it!

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111938)

• United States

31 Jan 19

I like reading Cummings and Frost

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maclanis

@maclanis (2406)

• Belgium

31 Jan 19

I've read poems by Cummings, but I don't think I know Frost.

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Erly Maglangit

@cacay1 (83577)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

17 Apr 19

@maclanis , I like the works of Robert Frost especially his poem entitled " ROAD NOT TAKEN".

Anna

@LadyDuck (471969)

• Switzerland

1 Feb 19

Not that I know. I love to read books, but I am not a fan of poems.

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maclanis

@maclanis (2406)

• Belgium

1 Feb 19

I prefer books over poems as well.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471969)

• Switzerland

2 Feb 19

@maclanis I love books, I read books since I learnt to read.

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Erly Maglangit

@cacay1 (83577)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

17 Apr 19

@LadyDuck

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Jessica

@JESSY3236 (20046)

• United States

1 Feb 19

I do like poetry. But I don't like writing poetry.

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maclanis

@maclanis (2406)

• Belgium

1 Feb 19

Same here!

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Erly Maglangit

@cacay1 (83577)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

17 Apr 19

@JESSY3236 , I love to write poems,I wrote 700 poems and distributed before to different sites like: Triond, Mykites, Bubblews, Literacy Base, BMB, and Blogjob. I also posted here few only.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (341743)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jan 19

I don't think we have a poetry day in Australia. My mother loved poetry and learnt a lot of old poems at school. She could still recite many of them years later.

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maclanis

@maclanis (2406)

• Belgium

1 Feb 19

That's great! I don't think I can recite any poems by heart.

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paigea

@paigea (36316)

• Canada

31 Jan 19

We don't have a poetry day in Canada. Sounds like a lovely idea, though I prefer prose too.

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maclanis

@maclanis (2406)

• Belgium

31 Jan 19

Yes, it's quite nice for the students to get acquainted with poetry.

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Manuela Lopes

@nela13 (58720)

• Portugal

2 Mar 19

Like you I prefer prose to poetry but I like reading some poetry as well.

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maclanis

@maclanis (2406)

• Belgium

4 Mar 19

Great minds think alike!

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Manuela Lopes

@nela13 (58720)

• Portugal

4 Mar 19

@maclanis yes, not everyone understands poetry.

Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (47062)

• India

18 Jan 20

I randomly read poems on wordpress and on a site : Two drops of ink. I hav submitted and got published two poems myself.

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maclanis

@maclanis (2406)

• Belgium

19 Jan 20

Wow, congratulations. I'll check it out, thanks.

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Erly Maglangit

@cacay1 (83577)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

17 Apr 19

Nice , having a poetry day in Belgium, ours in Philippines none.Maybe that is part of your culture and history.How I like to have like that in Ph as I am also a poetry writer.

James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29413)

• Eugene, Oregon

10 Feb 23

National Poetry Day is the first day in October in the US. I have written poetry for many years and since every state has a Poetry Association, entered some in our association contests. Some did well. Since retirement, I have read and written lots of poetry and am submitting for publication. I was lucky to have five published recently in an online journal.

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maclanis

@maclanis (2406)

• Belgium

11 Feb 23

That's amazing!