Poetry Together brings together young and old to share stories, build confidence, learn from each other, fight loneliness and share tea and cake!
Naomi Shihab Nye’s poem Every Day explores this idea beautifully.
My hundred-year-old next-door neighbor told me:
every day is good day if you have it.
(Everyone Sang, Walker Books 2021)
What do you think she meant by this?
Idea: Can you write a different version of the rest of the poem?
or,
Do you have a neighbour who is a different generation from you, under 18 or over 70? Could you both write poems about your friendship?
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