{"id":63868,"date":"2021-03-18T15:55:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T15:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=63868"},"modified":"2021-12-16T18:32:46","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T18:32:46","slug":"world-poetry-day-love-of-verse-from-poets-of-different-identities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/world-poetry-day-love-of-verse-from-poets-of-different-identities","title":{"rendered":"World Poetry Day: Love of verse from poets of different identities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From an Iraqi poet and a PTSD sufferer, to a mother and a poetry blogger tell about why poetry matters.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"436\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/01.jpg 783w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/01-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/01-770x429.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/01-293x163.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/01.jpg 783w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/01-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/01-770x429.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/01-293x163.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>(Image Credit: Thought Catalog on Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Poetry&nbsp;enthusiasts&nbsp;in Cardiff will welcome a new and upgraded celebration of the&nbsp;literary work &#8211; online, international and free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffpoetryfestival.com\/2021\/03\/15\/announcing-our-2021-programme\/\">Seren Cardiff Poetry Festival<\/a> will bring together poets from around the world in a digital sharing session about poetry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want to tell people not to be afraid of poetry,\u201d said&nbsp;Amy Wack, the director of the festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poems are usually not the first choice of reading for most people, compared to other literary genres that are more accessible, such as novels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, poetry is just like songwriting in a very condensed, intense and synced&nbsp;form, and&nbsp;people&nbsp;have&nbsp;to throw&nbsp;out&nbsp;the rules&nbsp;simultaneously,&nbsp;according&nbsp;to&nbsp;Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s a bit like people sitting around the campfire telling stories of people and singing. It&#8217;s always going to happen,\u201d said she.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe poetry is not an exam,\u201d said she. \u201cIt&#8217;s central to the human soul. So people can express themselves and reach out to other people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the run-up to World Poetry Day 2021\uff0cwe invite Cardiff writers from different cultural and social backgrounds to tell us: why poetry matters?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-heading\">Abeer Ameer, the author of &#8216;Inhale\/Exile&#8217;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"440\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/05.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/05.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/05-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/05-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/05-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/05.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/05.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/05-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/05-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/05-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hijjabi\">A poet from an Iraqi family<\/a> who lives in Cardiff, Wales. (Image Credit: Abeer Ameer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy extended family is Iraqi and lots of things have happened in Iraq.I wanted to share the different stories of the people that I had heard either growing up or when I been there, because they wouldn&#8217;t come across them otherwise. Those things kind of changed and affected my outlook. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c A lot of the poems are actually stories, but they&#8217;re in poetry form. There are some expressions in poetry, that really make you see things in a different way. And that&#8217;s always valuable when you see things in a different light. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201dSometimes poetry is a means of coping with difficulty, which helps me make sense of things. Other times, it&#8217;s a way of expressing myself to others so that others may be can understand something. And you share that, then that can change other people&#8217;s perceptions and opinions in a way, but something else won&#8217;t be able to do that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo for me, that&#8217;s quite important that you know you&#8217;re bringing more understanding between people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Abeer Ameer reads &#039;Yet, He Remembers Baghdad - After Edward Thomas&#039;\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mM1F35Eokk8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Abeer Ameer reads &#039;Yet, He Remembers Baghdad - After Edward Thomas&#039;\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mM1F35Eokk8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><figcaption>Abeer Ameer reads &#8216;Yet, He Remembers Baghdad &#8211; After Edward Thomas&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-heading\">Kate North, the author of &#8216;The Way Out&#8217;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/07.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/07.jpg 780w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/07-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/07-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/07-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/07.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/07.jpg 780w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/07-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/07-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/07-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/katenorth.co.uk\/\">A writer engaged in poetry<\/a>, fiction and other stuff also. (Image credit: Kate North)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cPoetry has been used to hand down cultural memory, history between generations since the Epic of Gilgamesh. The Book of Genesis is an attempt to explain or at least establish an understanding of the world\u2019s origins, and it is written in verse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI write about the world around me. Things I find fascinating or funny and things that make me happy or angry.&nbsp;I also have two small people who now inform the world in which I live, so naturally, there is more for me to write about.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201d&nbsp;I really like TS Eliot\u2019s thoughts about poetry being a chemical reaction.&nbsp;The poet has emotions and impressions of the world that come together to create something new, in and of themselves. The result is the poem.&nbsp;Poetry is visceral which is vital. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPoems often express the powerful and the emotional or articulate, difficult concepts and truths. In moments of crisis or at significant communal events like weddings and funerals, people instinctively reach for it. Poetry is on tombstones and in greetings cards. It\u2019s everywhere when you look for it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-heading\"><strong>Zo\u00eb Brigley<\/strong>, the author of &#8216;Hand&amp;Skull&#8217;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"440\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/06.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/06.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/06-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/06-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/06-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/06.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/06.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/06-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/06-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/06-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/zoebrigley.com\/\">A poet works in The Ohio State University,<\/a> but originally from Wales. (Image credit: Kate Sweeney)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI started writing poetry when I was about 4 years old. My mother was an English teacher, and I think she first started me writing because my parents were divorcing at the time, and she wanted to give me a way of processing my feelings. It has been a huge gift to me ever since, though I also think of poetry now as an act of service. I always ask myself when I am writing, will this help and  hurt anyone?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt would be no exaggeration to say that poetry has saved my life, changed my life course completely. After my experiences of intimate partner violence, I had some PTSD symptoms, and one of the things that has helped me process that is writing. I can\u2019t recommend it enough for anyone going through hard times, especially during this pandemic. It makes such a difference when you are going through a hard time to have somewhere to put your feelings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPoetry is a special way of speaking which captures moments of intense experience \u2013 love, sadness, anger, joy, or even laughter. It is an intense experience compressed by form and then combined with the music of rhythm and song, especially in Wales where we have a long and proud bardic tradition.\u201dWe appreciate poetry in Wales because it is part of our culture, and in difficult times, it is always something we can fall back on.&nbsp;\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rachel Carney<\/strong>, the author of &#8216;It\u2019s Bonfire Night again&#8217;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"440\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/02-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/02-1.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/02-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/02-1-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/02-1-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/02-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/02-1.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/02-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/02-1-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/02-1-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><a href=\"http:\/\/createdtoread.com\/\">Poet and Book blogger<\/a>, Creative Writing tutor at Cardiff University. (Image Credit: Rachel Carney)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t remember a time when I wasn\u2019t fascinated by poetry and stories. My family all love reading. I read and wrote a lot as I was growing up. I studied creative writing at Aberystwyth University, and then I was lucky enough to volunteer at The Wordsworth Trust, where I helped to run poetry performance events. That love of poetry, not just written but also performed, has never gone away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m inspired by all sorts of things: visual art, nature, people, conversations, reading or listening to poems and stories. I love playing with form. I returned to poetry a few years ago, after going through a really difficult time. I started a blog. Blogging, and reviewing other people\u2019s books, gave me the courage to begin writing again, and I haven\u2019t looked back since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Poetry is innate within all of us. Many of us learn the joy of language as babies, listening to nursery rhymes, enjoying the rhythm and sound of words before we even know what they mean. School makes poetry seem difficult, when we\u2019re asked to analyse it, but it\u2019s not meant to be difficult, just playful and multi-layered. Poems can mean very different things to different people, and that\u2019s one of the things I love about it. It\u2019s about playing with language, recapturing that joy, experimenting and making sense in new and unexpected ways.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The world would be a dull place without poetry. For me, poetry is a way to be free, to play with language, to communicate things that are impossible to communicate through other forms. 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