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05-29-2014, 01:31 AM
The 'Accessible' Truth of Maya Angelou's Poetry
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Many contemporary poets will tell you how much they dislike the term "accessible poetry." It implies that all other poetry is inaccessible — that reading and writing poems is largely an exclusive, erudite or even obsolete practice, and most of the time the average reader won't "get it."
A term like "accessible poetry" at once encourages and dismisses literary talent. But the concept of making poetry accessible as a whole, especially in early education, is incredibly important.
Intrepid author, poet and activist Maya Angelou died at age 86 (http://mashable.com/2014/05/28/maya-angelou-dies-dead/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) on Wednesday. Her 13 collections of poetry have long been described as "accessible," "hospitable" or "approachable." But whatever these adjectives may intimate about overall public interest in poetry, Angelou's work gave — and continues to give — young readers and poetry beginners a way in Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/28/maya-angelou-accessible-poetry/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Many contemporary poets will tell you how much they dislike the term "accessible poetry." It implies that all other poetry is inaccessible — that reading and writing poems is largely an exclusive, erudite or even obsolete practice, and most of the time the average reader won't "get it."
A term like "accessible poetry" at once encourages and dismisses literary talent. But the concept of making poetry accessible as a whole, especially in early education, is incredibly important.
Intrepid author, poet and activist Maya Angelou died at age 86 (http://mashable.com/2014/05/28/maya-angelou-dies-dead/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) on Wednesday. Her 13 collections of poetry have long been described as "accessible," "hospitable" or "approachable." But whatever these adjectives may intimate about overall public interest in poetry, Angelou's work gave — and continues to give — young readers and poetry beginners a way in Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/28/maya-angelou-accessible-poetry/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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