As I get ready to embark on my Lenten Poetry Journey, I thought some words of wisdom from Ferlinghetti’s Poetry As Insurgent Art would be the perfect thing to start me on my journey!

Be a songbird, not a parrot.

Be a canary in the coal mine. (A dead canary is not just an ornithological problem.)

Be also a rooster, waking up the world.

Write short poems in the voice of birds.

Birdsong is not made by machine. Give your poem wings to fly to the treetops.

Compared to last week, it’s been a slow making week. One sleeve finished, one sleeve begun, but I still have miles to go before I bind off. But, I am closer than I was last week… and so I knit on!

Looks impressive from this angle…

Until you see how far I have yet to go…sigh.

I cast on a pair of socks for Steve with some Miss Babs 2-ply Yummy, color way… Coffee Break.ย I am a bit concerned about how it’s pooling but I am knitting on. It’s a bit of a “make it up as you go pattern” top down, with a long-tail tubular cast on, a reinforced heel, and then I am hoping for a toe that is better fitting for Steve’s foot. Stay tuned!

It was a slower reading week as well with just two finishes (and one was super short!)

Ready Player Two (Ready Player One, #2)Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book was pure fun. Lots of reminiscing…music, movies, games. The story picks up somewhat seamlessly from Player One’s close and there it takes you on an unexpected journey. Player One was so brilliant, it was a hard act to follow. I liked Player Two quite a bit, but I think the first book was just ever so better. The ending in Player Two though… crazy. And it leaves you with so much to think about! I highly recommend this book!

Poetry as Insurgent ArtPoetry as Insurgent Art by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Life lived with poetry in mind is itself an art.

Just 90 pages long, but wow is this little book jam-packed with wisdom! I have read through it several times and am thankful that my library had this book! I first learned of Ferlinghetti several weeks ago on an episode of The Writer’s Almanac and it was even better than I anticipated!

There are three kinds of poetry:
Supine poetry accepts the status quo. Sitting poetry written by the sitting establishment has a bottom line dictated by its day job. Standing poetry is the poetry of commitment, sometimes great, sometimes dreadful.

Ferlinghetti encourages one to release their inner poet in the most amazing way! I highly recommend this book!


What about you? What has inspired you this week? Or are you like me knitting in slow motion?

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