Poetry Box

My friend Desmond recently shared one of Pablo Neruda's odes with me, namely his "Ode to the Book."  This poem was the perfect kick in the pants to get motivated to build a poetry box.  Like a little free library poetry boxes are all about sharing poetry that you enjoy with others.  One picks a poem, prints out some copies (I printed 20 of Neruda's) and when they're gone repeat the process.

I was talking with a neighbor last night and our plan is to have everyone contribute poems.  So once the Neruda Ode to the Book poems are gone it's another person's turn to pick, print and share a poem.  Make sense?  Another fun way to play with words.  We also put the magnetic poetry boards back up on the library box.  They're now located on the sides of the box so folks may see them a bit better.

Enjoy, Stephen