Poetry Aloud Suggestions?

[rhetoretician]

Not sure this is a great idea, but I've resolved to begin each class session this term with a poem read aloud.  Since I teach business law, this is rather a strange thing (you should have seen the looks I got on the first day), but my instincts say it's good for them.  I've brought all my poetry books to the office (was pretty amazed by how many I

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[girlspell]

I came across this by Don Blanding. His poetry is right up alley, nautical with words to twist around. This is a great read out loud one

[rhetoretician]

Thanks, Rachel!

[gabrielladusult]

A wise old owl lived in an oak;
The more he saw the less he spoke;
The less he spoke the more he heard:
Why can't we all be like that bird?
--Edward Hersey Richards

From my Best Loved Poems of the American People -- and one of the poems I memorized for a middle school poetry project years ago. A nice way for a professor to tell his students, "sit down and shut up and maybe you'll learn something!"

Of course, my favorite poem from that book is I had but Fifty Cents, which is hilarious, but I'm not sure if it's appropriate -- maybe if you were an econ prof.

[rhetoretician]

Thanks, Amy! Maybe a bit too close to home for them... ;)

[amamama]

Too bad I can't think about any English poems - but I love this idea! You have excellent gut feeling, why not use it to pick out the book and poem too? Do you know any kinesiology self-testing? Or just focus on that day's lecture, and ask yourself to be guided to the right poem. It's amazing what comes up. I did it today with a Soul Coaching client, and what I got was spot on, but I'd never have thought about it by myself.

Hmmmm... Maybe there comes a poem your way. But now there are kids that need to sleep.

[rhetoretician]

Thanks, goddess. Kiss the godlings.

[serendipity_50]

I don't have a recommendation, but I want to say that I think this is a great idea. As a former business major myself, I would have greatly appreciated a professor who sought to keep my mind broadened and my thoughts out of the box with this kind of effort. Good job!

[rhetoretician]

I'm honored, H.

[rosathome]

Kind of an Ode to Duty

[rhetoretician]

Nifty! And one I'd not run across before!