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The Program The poem is a little myth of man's capacity of making life meaningful. And in the end, the poem is not a thing we see—it is, rather, a light by which we may see—and what we see is life. — Robert Penn Warren Unitarian Universalism has always embraced poetry as a call to worship.January 7, 2016 | From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry -
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Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, “Pull the Next One Up,” by Marc Kelly Smith Journals and pens/pencils Preparation for Activity Photocopy Handout 1, “Pull the Next One Up,” one for each participant. Description of Activity Distribute Handout 1, “Pull the Next One...Activity | October 28, 2014 | For High School | From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry
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Anna Swir, "The Same Inside," translated by Czeslaw Milosz and Leonard Nathan, from Talking to My Body. English translation copyright © 1996 by Czeslaw Milosz and Leonard Nathan....Handout | October 28, 2014 | For High School | From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry
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Leonard Nathan, "Bladder Song" from The Day the Perfect Speakers Left (C)1969 by Leonard Nathan and reprinted by permission of Wesleyan University Press.On a piece of toilet paper Afloat in the unflushed piss, The fully printed lips of a woman. Nathan, cheer up! The sewer Sends you a big red kiss.Handout | October 28, 2014 | For High School | From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry
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A CHANGE IS GONNA COME. Words and Music by SAM COOKE. Copyright 1964 (Renewed) ABKCO MUSIC, INC. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission of ALFRED PUBLISHING CO., INC.These are the lyrics to a song you will hear....Handout | October 28, 2014 | For High School | From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry
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"Poem for the Young White Man Who Asked Me How I, an Intelligent, Well-Read Person Could Believe in the War Between Races" is from Emplumada, by Lorna Dee Cervantes, copyright 1982. All rights are controlled by the University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. Used by permission of the...Handout | October 28, 2014 | For High School | From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry
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Excerpted from Chattanooga by Ishmael Reed (New York: Random House, 1973). Permission granted by Lowenstein Associates, Inc.If I had a nickel For all the women who've Rejected me in my life I would be the head of the World Bank with a flunkie To hold my derby as i Prepared to fly chartered Jet to...Handout | October 28, 2014 | For High School | From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry
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Shu Ting (1952- ), translated by Carolyn Kizer, from Carrying Over: Poems from the Chinese, Urdu, Macedonian, Yiddish, and French African. Copyright 1988 by Carolyn Kizer. Used by permission of Copper Canyon Press, www.coppercanyonpress.org.Perhaps...Handout | October 28, 2014 | For High School | From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry