Poetry is my first love
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:39 am
Poetry is still my first love,
However, there was a big Ukulele festival held in Wollongong over the weekend with more than 200 players. As it was free to the public, there was a great roll up of people attending. I have been absent the past few days preparing.
During the festival, (there was a spontaneity room) there was a break in the proceedings, a handful of people sitting waiting and an empty mike.. well being one of the host club members, what else could I do but jump up and recite a few poems including 'Chocolate' and 'Strike Me Pink'. When the applause died down I said thanks and commented that I guess they didn't expect poetry in the middle of a Ukulele festival. They all loved it and I had two enquiries about Illawarra Breakfast Poets. I was wearing my "I love IPB" tee shirt at the time. As the song goes "Don't you ever let a chance go by".
Off today to a local nursing home to entertain with a couple of my fellow IBP members with both poetry and song.
Poetry is still my first love.
However, there was a big Ukulele festival held in Wollongong over the weekend with more than 200 players. As it was free to the public, there was a great roll up of people attending. I have been absent the past few days preparing.
During the festival, (there was a spontaneity room) there was a break in the proceedings, a handful of people sitting waiting and an empty mike.. well being one of the host club members, what else could I do but jump up and recite a few poems including 'Chocolate' and 'Strike Me Pink'. When the applause died down I said thanks and commented that I guess they didn't expect poetry in the middle of a Ukulele festival. They all loved it and I had two enquiries about Illawarra Breakfast Poets. I was wearing my "I love IPB" tee shirt at the time. As the song goes "Don't you ever let a chance go by".
Off today to a local nursing home to entertain with a couple of my fellow IBP members with both poetry and song.
Poetry is still my first love.
