APRIL FOOLS' POETRY

It’s April Fools' Day and the kick-off to National Poetry Month, so I couldn’t resist a fool’s poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge:

Epigram

by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Sir, I admit your general rule

That every poet is a fool,

But you yourself may serve to show it,

That every fool is not a poet.

(This poem is in the public domain.)

And I also couldn’t resist an April fool’s response:

Response to Samuel Taylor Coleridge Epigram on Fools

by Tamera Will Wissinger 

Say I concede your general rule,

That every poet is a fool,

But this spring month may serve to show it,

An April fool could turn a poet.

© 2013 Tamera Will Wissinger

Tune in again this Friday, April 5, 2013 for Poetry Friday – I’ll talk more about epigrams and parodies.   

Happy 2013 National Poetry Month!!

To learn all about National Poetry Month and how you can participate in this month’s events, visit: The Academy of American Poets

On a related note, Holly Mueller posted a very nice review featuring GONE FISHING, along with many links to places that are celebrating National Poetry Month. There is also a wonderful video featuring Marilyn Singer. Here’s the link to the page on Holly’s site: Reading, Teaching, Learning