Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Forum Podcasts

A Celebration of National Poetry Month - various speakers

Various Speakers Season 2026 Episode 426

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John McKay, our beloved Forum facilitator (and a poet in his own right), had the idea of celebrating Poetry Month by having members of the fellowship read inspiring poetry selections, rather than inviting a handful of poets to present their own work.

John's outreach included the following phrase - "This is the first time we have tried an entirely 'democratic' poetry Forum, rather than lining up all participants in advance," and it worked out well.

You can read more about Poetry Month here -

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/1783559/the-poetry-foundation-marks-national-poetry-month-with-free-programs-new-video-series-and-special-offers

and here -

https://poets.org/national-poetry-month-turns-30-join-celebration-april