It's National Poetry Day today in the UK!
 

Do you have one in the US, and when is it? :)

We have a national poetry month in April.

The US is a much bigger country, so I can see why it would last a month. I'd imagine in Russia it lasts 2-3 months as it's a much bigger country than the US.

Looking up the wikipedia says that the whole month of October is poetry month in Great Britain.

Maybe wikipedia should notify Great Britain that it isn't only for one day! :eek:

It's poetry decade in my house

posted this in a pervious thread

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xqkNem9xb0

some people claim that poetry is just a poor attempt at rapping like a retard.

I am now one of those people.

In the USA, whenever the 45 people that still give a shit about poetry get together, it is national poetry day. ha!

poetry is hiphop for pussies

stay clear of philip larkin

and the russians REALLY love their poetry

i said a hip
hop
the hippie
the hippie
to the hip hip hop,
a you dont stop
the rock it to the bang bang boogie
say up jumped the boogie
to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat

Wrong!

Why? They fucked him up, his mum and dad...

Is that a comment on poetry or on America?

EXACTLY

both.

today.

today is...

national poetry day.

not everywhere.

but just.

in the uk.

may all the poets
in the uk
put down
their cups of tea
and with crumbles of biscuit in between their NHS treated teeth

recite
recite
recite
afterwards
they can dream
of baking
sheppards pies