Poetry for Strangers eBook Elisabeth Sharp McKetta
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This book is made up of poems written for strangers. Every week, over the course of two years, I asked a stranger for a word to use in a poem. I had only two rules The person had to be an actual stranger. The word had to appear in the poem. Aside from that, the poem could be about anything. And so each poem became about many things the word itself, the stranger-encounter, and the world as I encountered it.”
Since its inception, Elisabeth Sharp McKetta’s Poetry for Strangers has changed hundreds of people’s relationship with poetry, mobilizing poets and non-poets alike to share their writing on an eclectic array of weekly words. These poems are a testament to the small moments of beauty in every ordinary life.
Poetry for Strangers eBook Elisabeth Sharp McKetta
I have in my hand the first two endeavors of Elisabeth Sharp Mcketta and I just downloaded to my Kindle herthird book, "Poetry for Strangers." I am a lucky one that so looked forward to the new "stranger" word and poems
every Wednesday morning for the past 2 years. From elevators, to shoes repair stores to museums a word came
from a stranger and Elisabeth ran with it. A delightful read and can't wait for more.
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Poetry for Strangers eBook Elisabeth Sharp McKetta Reviews
Elisabeth McKetta listens for the words of strangers to inspire her poems. Each piece in Poetry for Strangers squirms its way into a reader’s heart. She invites us to experience her world of precious children, a dog who can’t stop his hunting instincts, a playroom of girl dolls who live in her house and numerous chance-meetings with strangers. A spicy cup of tea makes good company while reading this charming book. Even better Take turns reading these poems out loud with a friend. McKetta’s writing is even more impactful when shared.
This is a book about celebration. Of words, of people, of life and growth. Elisabeth has taken on the challenges of connecting with strangers about poetry, and of turning whatever word they offer into a poem. Somehow, she manages to translate them into examinations of what life is, the everyday and the mysterious. Elisabeth demonstrates that there is a poem in every word, and a story in every one of us. Each poem is an act of grace, each story an affirmation of our worth. These are poems to hold against your heart.
Poetry for strangers is the beautiful result of a fascinating experiment. This collection of Elisabeth Sharp McKetta's poetry draws from what, in other, less-able hands, would be underwhelming, quotidian experiences with strangers that most of us probably ignore. McKetta finds not only beauty in these encounters, but a singular voice that transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary. Composed independently, each entry in the collection represents a layer in a collage that Poetry for Strangers arranges to create a whole much greater than the sum of its parts. I highly recommend this collection that will spur the reader to re-examine and reconsider the spaces in between one's formal activities. Take Poetry for Strangers as a guide- what you find might surprise you.
Readers of Poetry for Strangers experience storytelling at its best. Though it markets itself as a book of poetry, Poetry for Strangers follows Elisabeth McKetta's personal connection to the world, one word at a time. Most people see poetry as the depressing, inaccessible genre they were forced to read in high school. In reading Elisabeth's collection - through images of food, children, love, loss, heartbreak, death, rebirth, joy, bees, and the routine of our daily lives - readers cannot help but see themselves. Elisabeth also gives readers the chance to understand the inspiration behind each poem each one is accompanied by a short vignette that describes in lovely detail how strangers sparked her imagination. Each story in this collection is a poetic gem.
If you are a stranger -- even or perhaps especially if you are a stranger to poetry -- this book is for you. Why? "Because," as Elisabeth (Extra) Sharp McKetta writes, "poetry should matter to people. Poetry is about finding moments of giant beauty in a small individual life, and we all need that." These poems are uniquely born of genuine encounters with strangers, and bring a magnificent array of words, from the mundane to the exotic, dazzlingly to life, a life animated by human connection. The opening meta-poem, built upon the gift from Salman Rushdia of the word "Strangers," crystallizes the appeal of being open to McKetta's sprightly experiment "We all were strangers once, before a word surprised us." Read these poems, and be prepared for wonderful surprises.
I am someone who normally has a, well, a fear of poetry. I find a lot of it inaccessible. And I'm a writer.
Elisabeth's poems appear weekly in my inbox and I always take the time to read them because I relate to what she is writing about I can enter her poems and take away something meaningful. Her writing seems effortless which is amazing to me.
To be sure, don't let my phobia make you think that this is poetry for dilettantes. These are beautiful poems that meet you where you are.
This is the perfect gift for readers and writers. Elisabeth McKetta’s third book, Poetry for Strangers, beckons poets and readers to traverse concentric themes. McKetta weaves words into magic. As she does in her blog of the same name, McKetta empowers readers and writers to venture confidently into writing poetry. Birth, death, love, aging, parenthood, and youth – all infused with wonder – are among the leitmotifs plaited into the tapestry of her excellent writing. McKetta is an academically trained master of fairy tales who writes meticulously and sparsely. She explores in her poems the enchantment of the stories underpinning our culture and lives. This book welcomes poets to McKetta’s exploration of the realms of simple and complex human experiences. Full disclosure I am related to the poet. That said, I would love her poetry if she were a stranger.
I have in my hand the first two endeavors of Elisabeth Sharp Mcketta and I just downloaded to my her
third book, "Poetry for Strangers." I am a lucky one that so looked forward to the new "stranger" word and poems
every Wednesday morning for the past 2 years. From elevators, to shoes repair stores to museums a word came
from a stranger and Elisabeth ran with it. A delightful read and can't wait for more.
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