[New-Poetry] afraid of poetry

[Halvard Johnson]

Being tongue-tied ain't always such a bad thing.

Hal

"My experience is what I agree to attend to."
          --William James

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On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 9:04 AM, <jforjames at aol.com> wrote:

> Britons are baffled by poetry, with many saying they live in fear of being
> asked to recite a poem in public, research has found.
>
> Seven in 10 (73%) are "scared" by the genre, according to a poll of 1,500
> adults, while two thirds (67%) admit reading and reciting poetry leave them
> tongue-tied.
>
> more...
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> http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5inb086GokHGwHM5CYXZ0-XLJpYxw
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