There are poetry-publishing rockers, such as Jewel. Once and Again, two teen-agers kissed after discovering a mutual love of verse. The Poetry Society of America is putting poems on buses and in subways. Despite the mass-marketing, poetry's impact remains highly personal. Not long ago, he was shaken by an unexpected encounter with an old girlfriend.
Breakups are a popular theme among students, but any topic is fair game.
Last year, Ryle's poetry club members published an anthology of their work. It included poems about God, messy bedrooms and falling asleep to the sound of rain. There were flashes of insight into other people's lives. When he tapdanced on this street With bottlecaps on his feet Held in place by ribbons from the civil rights movement. While some students play with descriptive verse, most stick to what they know.