Skip down to the poem if you already know the rules of the game. If not, and you want to know more about Poem in Your Pocket Day works, here are the instructions:
1. Find a copy of your favorite poem...or one that tickles you fancy today...or one that actually fits in your pocket. Finding in on your phone is okay, but it's always more human if you have transcribed it yourself and fold it up and put it in your pocket.
2. Carry your chosen poem around all day, and share it with people. Don't forget to share with me!
3. Soak in the awesomeness that is poetry!
4. Check my Instagram (@joeaveragewriter) or Facebook for the video of this year's poem!
If you want even more fun, check out the poem in your pocket label on the right-hand side of this blog. Who knows? You might find something else of worth.
"The Monet Conundrum" by Billy Collins
Is every one of these poems
different from the others
he asked himself,
as the rain quieted down,
or are they all the same poem,
haystack after haystack
at different times of day,
different shadows and shades of hay?
I'd love to see which poems you carried around today. Please share with me.
P.S. I shared this poem with one of my education classes and none of the students knew who Monet was!
