The Bookies meet on the first Wednesday of every month at 1:30 PM. Anyone interested in book discussions is welcome to attend!
For National Poetry Month In April, each reader is asked to bring one poem or song created by a female poet or songwriter to share with the group.
[Poets.org](https://poets.org/) is a wonderful place to find poets or poems.
Here are some ideas to get you started when thinking about poetry:
•Who is the speaker?
•What situation is presented?
•Who or what is the audience?
•What is the tone?
•Is sound an important, active element of the poem?
•Does the poem spring from an identifiable historical moment?
•Does the poem speak from a specific culture?
•Does the poem have its own vernacular?
•Does the poem use imagery to achieve a particular effect?
•What kind of figurative language, if any, does the poem use?
•If the poem is a question, what is the answer?
•If the poem is an answer, what is the question?
•What does the title suggest?
•Does the poem use unusual words or use words in an unusual way?