photo: Sarah and Mike . . . probably.
Sometimes you’re thirsty, but you’re not quite sure for what.
That’s where Poetry Friday comes in. A good poem, the right poem, will quench your need for solace, inspiration, enlightenment, the irreverent, even the absurd. Why not get drunk on words?
photo by Mick Stephenson.
Surely there’s nothing more evocative, soul-stirring or sensual than “the best words in the best order.” Poets, the sommeliers of the literary world, might assess words as they do wine, according to the “five S’s”: see, swirl, sniff, sip, savor. Each word must carry more than its weight in shape, size and texture, connotation, sensory qualities, and personality/character. When read aloud, the word should roll off the tongue, feel good in the mouth, sing. A good poem has a pleasant “aftertaste,” an emotional resonance for readers to savor again and again.
Jama's Alphabet Soup 
