I spent yesterday with the 3rd and 4th graders of Wellford Elementary School in Wellford, SC creating some fabulous poetry, so it has me thinking just a bit on what makes us poets. I like this below from Wendell Barry:
How to be a Poet
by Wendell Berry
(This is just the last part of the poem, read the rest here.)
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Accept what comes from silence.
Make the best you can of it.
Of the little words that come
out of the silence, like prayers
prayed back to the one who prays,
make a poem that does not disturb
the silence from which it came.
In other news, I’m the poet of the day at Jama Rattigan’s journal! I share an original poem, a recipe and a picture of our adorable dog. Pepper would love for you to stop by and go gaga over her. 🙂
Kristy Dempsey 
make a poem that does not disturb
the silence from which it came.
Wow – that says it all, doesn’t it? Nice job over at Jama’s.
I like that. Especially this line (ironically):
Any readers
who like your poems,
doubt their judgment.