One of our favorite days is here – Poem in Your Pocket Day! Swedish poet Karin Boye (1900-1941) lived through a very chaotic time and many of her poems resonate more than ever right now. I’ll be carrying her poem “Nya Vägar” (translates to either “New Roads” or “New Ways”) in my pocket this year. A couple of years ago, we posted a funflector poem, “Portable Superhero“. Discussions around the dinner table has revealed that some of us prefer to carry our poem in our front pocket, others in the back pocket. Hmm…
Well, maybe you are wearing sweats and a T-shirt this year, so preferred pocket wouldn’t matter. Since you should stay at home if you can, the organizers at poets.org have suggestions for how to share your favorite poems virtually! They also have a poem collection that you can search by topic here.
Please tag @funflector on social media when you share your poem. We’d love to check it out and learn something new !
The funflector team / Elisabeth