NBR (more Children's War poems / self-serving warning :-)

shaindelr

Hey, All,

Some of you might remember that the book I'm currently working on is called The Children's War and what I do is look at drawings done by children during war-time from the 1930s to present day and write a poem about each one. Some more just came out yesterday. Here's a link:

https://www.coriummagazine.com/?page_id=1601

My premise is based on the E.M. Forster quote: "I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars." So, to me, at least, this project IS board-related because I feel like this quote is true, and having a baby makes me believe even more in this project.
 

I'm also the featured writer here since today is the start of National Poetry Month:

https://wp.me/pjPSw-2cw

Here are some previously published ones if you liked those:

https://www.coriummagazine.com/?page_id=172

And me in concert with the Portland Cello Project, who composed music based on some other Children's War poems:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZV238cuI5s

Now that I'm officially on bed-rest, I wanted to share with someone! I hope that's okay.

Take care, April Mamas! And Happy National Poetry Month!

j1e2n3n4i

Thanks for the reading pleasure!  You're my hero, I can't write poetry if my life depended upon it.

shaindelr

J1e2n3n4i:

Thanks for the reading pleasure!  You're my hero, I can't write poetry if my life depended upon it.

Awwww... Thanks so much! You should give it another go. After all, it is National Poetry Month. Daily prompts await at:

https://blog.writersdigest.com/poeticasides/2011/03/01/2011AprilPADPoemADayChallengeGuidelines.aspx

I think people make poetry too hard. It's just distilled language. If fiction is beer, poetry is whiskey :-)

campbaby76

There is an awesome folk song about war that these all remind me of.

"If every leader in this world had their mind set on freedom

If every leader in this world dreamed the sweet dream of peace

If every leader in every nation, young and old each generation

all joined hands in the name of love there would be no more war." 

 Then you change leader to different words such as Man, Woman, Preacher, Teacher but never children since it is not their responsibility.

A choir I belonged to a few years ago sang this in the band shell at Central Park on International Peace Day.  I also led it for a 9/11 vigil shortly after 9/11 with about 200 kids and adults singing.  Really powerful experience that even gives me goosebumps to think about now. 

You are giving these kids a voice.  So amazing.

karbarr

Thanks for sharing! These are great! How are you feeling?

shaindelr

campbaby76:

There is an awesome folk song about war that these all remind me of.

"If every leader in this world had their mind set on freedom

If every leader in this world dreamed the sweet dream of peace

If every leader in every nation, young and old each generation

all joined hands in the name of love there would be no more war." 

 Then you change leader to different words such as Man, Woman, Preacher, Teacher but never children since it is not their responsibility.

A choir I belonged to a few years ago sang this in the band shell at Central Park on International Peace Day.  I also led it for a 9/11 vigil shortly after 9/11 with about 200 kids and adults singing.  Really powerful experience that even gives me goosebumps to think about now. 

You are giving these kids a voice.  So amazing.

That's so cool about your Peace Rally/folksinging experience, campbaby76 :-) I'll have to look up that song! And thanks for your kind words!

shaindelr

karbarr:

Thanks for sharing! These are great! How are you feeling?

Thanks so much! I'm feeling pretty good. I mostly just spent time on my laptop today--Fb chatting with my little brother, reading on here, etc. Jared came home with lunch after he was done with school, and he's now cleaning the car out and then putting in the baby seat. I'm going to nap and then write out the list for the hospital bag. :-) We're just figuring that if the baby does come on Monday, we have the essentials...he's rooming with us anyway, so it's okay that we don't have a put together nursery, etc. There's no sense running around like crazy now. Well, I can't run around like crazy, and Jared is Mr. Zen, so he wouldn't do that anyway.