Reading Poetry

• Alliteration: The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
• Anapest: A metrical foot of three syllables, with two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable.
• Anaphora: The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines or clauses.
• Apostrophe: A figure of speech in which the speaker addresses someone or something that is absent, dead, or nonhuman.
• Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds within words.
• Ballad: A narrative poem that is usually sung or recited, often with a refrain.
• Blank verse: Unrhymed poetry that follows a regular meter, usually iambic pentameter.
• Caesura: A pause or break within a line of poetry, usually indicated by punctuation or a natural speech rhythm.
• Couplet: Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme and have the same meter.
• Dactyl: A metrical foot of three syllables, with one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.

Poetry is accessible. The two main barriers to introducing poetry into your life are choosing what to read, and making a habit of reading poetry.

This can be helped by:

• Buying a general poetry anthology, such as the A Poem for Every Day and Night of the Year series.
• Subscribing to daily poem newsletters.

This way, the selection of poems is taken care of, and the integration of poetry into your daily schedule is also being helped.

All that is left for you is to pay attention and be mindful.

• How to read poetry like a professor | Poetry | The Guardian
• How to Read Poetry: 5 Steps for Enriching Your Experience of a Poem | MasterClass
• How to Read a Poem | Academy of American Poets
• 5 Tips For How To Read Poetry: Life Kit : NPR
• How to Read a Poem | Poetry Foundation
• Reading a Poem: 20 Strategies – The Atlantic

• Poetry: The healing power of words | CNN
• Poetry reaches the parts that prose can’t | Tefl | The Guardian
• Only connect – poetry’s hidden power to break down barriers | Poetry | The Guardian
• Why Poetry Matters Now—And Why It’s Gaining Readers | Psychology Today
• By heart: An fMRI study of brain activation by poetry and prose | American Psychological Association

• Poetry Foundation
• Poem – The Atlantic
• Academy of American Poets
• Read Poetry
• Rattle: Poetry | … without pretension since 1995.
• Carol Rumens’s poem of the week | Books | The Guardian
• All Poetry – The world’s largest poetry site
• Poem ‹ Literary Hub
• Poetizer – Social Network for All Poets

• Billy Collins Teaches Reading and Writing Poetry | Master Class
• How to Read a Poem – Online Poetry Course – FutureLearn

• Poetry Events Near You
• Poetry groups | Meetup
• Spoken Word groups | Meetup

• Poem of the Day | Poetry Foundation
• Poem-a-Day | Academy of American Poets
• Poetry Daily