Finding Time For Poetry With Your Family
July 12th, 2011 | 
Author: Finding time for anything, in these challenging times, is difficult. Sort out your priorities; decide what is most important; plan your day, but always leave time for art and beauty. Literature, paintings, music and poetry open our minds to different worlds, and can transport us away from the mundane and ordinary.
Introduce your children to the arts early in their lives. Read to them, take them to concerts, concerts in an outdoor setting are best for the very young, encourage them to use beautiful language by your own example. Teach them about poetry.Additional information can be found at http://liv2write2day.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/the-heart-of-haiku-jane-hirschfield/.
Poetry allows a person to express their emotions. Shakespeare’s greatest sonnets mourn the death of his only son.
If your family observes the traditional family dinner, dedicate a portion of the time spent eating to reciting a memorized poem, or spontaneously creating one. Give time to every family member interested.
If the rhythm of classical poetry eludes you, Iambic Pentameter – what is that? – Try free verse or the Japanese poetry form Haiku. Haiku is a short verse that does not need to rhyme. A haiku is composed of three lines with five syllables in the first and third line and seven in the second. The ending should have a bit of a twist to it.
No time for a family dinner, exchange bedtime stories with occasional poetry.
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