The
Tookany Review
Vol.
II Fall/Winter
2006/2007
Poetry written by Cheltenham Township Adult School Workshop Participants
Cheltenham, PA
poems
In this issue
For
more information about
writing workshops offered by
the Cheltenham Township Adult School, contact:
Cheltenham Township Adult
School
1414 Panther Road
Wyncote, PA 19095
Phone: 215-887-1720
In
our evening workshops,
we share a love of poetics, a sense
of wonder in the world around us.
We read the work of poets who illuminate
the ordinary, and write our own poems,
exploring and documenting
our lives,
aware of the power of language....
p o w e r of language
power
of
language
p
o
e m s
The poet's voice need not merely be the
record of man, it can be
one of the props,
the pillars to help him endure and prevail.
– William Faulkner
Memory is essential.
It
informs almost all
writing. I don’t think
it helps us to understand
hidden truths, though.
It is just a drawer full
of experiences, and at
the time of those
experiences we may
have learned something.
I doubt if we learn more
by bringing up
memories, though I
suppose an older person
can look upon an early experience with
a little more wisdom.
– Ted Kooser
The world is
always
burning, you should fly
from the burning
if you can.....
-- Gerald Stern
Editor's note:
At
this time, The Tookany Review is accepting only the work of
writers who are enrolled
or have been enrolled in
Cheltenham Adult School
writing workshops.
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