Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.
– Carl Sandburg
Poems by Carl Sandburg
"What a Wonderful World"
(Shadow Puppetry by Raymond Crowe)
April 1: John Muir
April 2: e.e. cummings and enra
April 3: Edith Wharton and Henri Matisse
April 4: Cesare Pavese
April 5: Anton Chekhov and Cat Stevens
April 6: Ray Bradbury and... cats
April 8: Albert Einstein and John Bohannon
April 10: Zelda Fitzgerald and Arvo Pärt
April 11: Elinor Wylie
April 12: David Ault and Imogen Heap
April 13: William Shakespeare and Alice Tzue
April 14: Bruce Garrabrandt and OK Go
April 15: Anne Kent Rush and Bill T. Jones
April 16: Carl Sandburg, Raymond Crowe, and Louis Armstrong
What a beautiful definition of poetry. I've not seen that quote before. It's already copied into my notebook. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteAnother wonderful post. I know your purpose is to fill your well, but you are filling mine also. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful definition. And that shadow puppet - pretty amazing.
ReplyDeleteWe did a unit on light with 1st graders and used this beautiful video, Michelle. So good. And Sandburg's quote...swoon. :)
ReplyDeleteBest shadow puppets I've ever seen. And I love the Sandburg quote! Wonderful series this month, Michelle. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Michelle! Makes me want to return to a wip that focuses on shadows. xo
ReplyDeleteWow, that shadow puppeteer is very talented!
ReplyDeleteThat is fabulous, Michelle. I see we do have shadows on our minds. "What A Wonderful World" is one favorite song, too. Thank you for the lovely post, like every day!
ReplyDeleteI love Carl Sandburg!
ReplyDeleteI love these pairings. It's so intriguing to see an idea in an alternate form. Like words and puppetry.
ReplyDeleteA shadow to dance... beautiful. And that shadow puppet show was amazing (I saw Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Duck! Rabbit! in the middle of it.)
ReplyDeleteThanks for this wonderful world performance–just what I needed, and paired so well with Carl Sandburg! xo
ReplyDeleteAhh...your post resonates with Linda B.'s PF post and my poem for today, 4/18. (Thanks again for the heads up about the broken link Friday!)
ReplyDelete