World Poetry
May 2020
“Poetry lifts the veil from the hidden beauty of the world, and makes familiar objects be as if they were not familiar”
“Poetry lifts the veil from the hidden beauty of the world, and makes familiar objects be as if they were not familiar”
Percy Shelly
This month looks at World Poetry, and we’ve chosen some of our favourite poems from around the world to help you to escape the lockdown without leaving your home. Thanks to technology, you literally have access to the world of poetry from the safety and comfort of your own home.
World Poetry Map
World Poetry Map
Poems
Poems
United Stated - Sylvia Plaith
Mexico - Octavio Paz
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Cuba - Mark Weiss
Chile - Pablo Neruda
Ireland - Oscar Wilde
United Kingdom - D.H. Lawrence
United Kingdom - Carol Ann Duffy
United Kingdom
9. France - Charles Baudelaire
10. Lapland
11. Finland
12. Poland - Wisława Szymborska
13. Greece - Homer
14. Middle East
15. Bengal
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
We have provided some additional resources, such as collections of poems that are availble as eBooks :