To Practice Your Scales, So To Speak,

For Many Years, I Thought A Poem Was A Whisper Overheard, Not An Aria Heard.

We Should Always Do Something That Makes Us Feel Like A Child Again. Keep Learning, No Matter What It Is.

When I Was Young, I Was Older Than I Am Today.

Have You Ever Heard A Good Joke? If You've Ever Heard Someone Just Right, With The Right Pacing, Then You're Already On The Way To Poetry. It's About Using Words In Very Precise Ways And Using Gesture.

Instead Of Trying To Come Up And Pontificate On What Literature Is, You Need To Talk With Children, To Teachers, And Make Sure They Get Poetry In The Curriculum Early.