Happy New Year!
Decatur Metro | January 1, 2013Some holidays lend themselves to some mighty fine poetry. New Year’s unique blend of celebration, reflection and anticipation has inspired many a poet over the years. Here’s a brief selection of New Year’s poems, all courtesy of the Poetry Foundation website…
- To the New Year – W.S. Merwin
- Burning the New Year – Naomi Shihab Nye
- To the Garbage Collectors in Bloomington, Indiana, the First Pickup of the New Year – Philip Appleman
- A Pumpkin at New Year’s – Sandra McPherson
- December 31st – Richard Hoffman
- After the Gentle Poet Kobayashi Issa – Robert Hass
Peach drop photo courtesy of j valas images via Flickr