For the love of poetry

I believe that all poetry is meant to be read out loud. I believe that when you read a poem aloud, you are giving it life, and you feel the words, and the meaning, and the passion much more than just reading it silently.

And so I was intrigued by the essay written by Jim Holt in tomorrow's The New York Times Book Review (Sunday, April 5, 2009). Essentially, Mr. Holt feels that we should memorize poetry, and then we should recite the poem or poems aloud, from memory. He says that this method is deeply pleasurable, because, he writes, "the sensation is far more powerful when the words come from within."

Nice essay, Mr. Holt!

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/books/review/Holt-t.html?_r=1&scp=5&sq=Book%20Review,%20Sunday%20April%205,%202009&st=cse