putting poems to use

Putting poems to useFrom www.poetryoutloud.org

When do we use poems?

• When faced with bad news or difficult times• At weddings, funerals, or other life-cycle

events• As a toast or grace before meals• In romantic relationships or during marriage

proposal• During a speech or effort to move an

audience – whether voters, colleagues, teammates, etc.

Famous examples …

To rally support among British people and strengthen resistance of the Nazi movement, Prime Minister Winston Churchill used Claude McKay’s “If We Must Die…” during World War II.

AssignmentUsing the Poetry Out Loud online anthology, search for and find one poem and describe what kind of event, moment, or situation in life that it could be applied to. You will be posting this assignment on the forum. In your post, please copy and paste the poem’s text (include author info and poem title) and a description of how or for what it could be used.To access the online anthology, please access it by clicking here: http://www.poetryoutloud.org/poems-and-performance/find-poems