Poetic Census
April 02, 2022
Isn't this poem fun? With the start of National Poetry Month and the government's release of the 1950s census happening on the same day, the Center for Brooklyn History offered a fitting poem to address both! The poet is Edgar H. Ryniker, a member of the Brooklyn Poetry Circle.
The April 1, 2022, Poetry Friday roundup takes place at Heidi Mordhorst's blog, My Juicy Little Universe.
Love it!
Posted by: Tabatha | April 02, 2022 at 11:05 AM
What fun! That third stanza rocks the rhythm with those long multisyllabic words -- the antithesis of ONE!
Posted by: Mary Lee | April 02, 2022 at 11:50 AM
How appropriate! I love how it looks like an old library catalog card!
Posted by: Jessica Coupé | April 02, 2022 at 01:38 PM
What a fun idea! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Anastasia Suen | April 02, 2022 at 02:42 PM
Jessica, it's got that look of a manual typewriter, too. Thanks for reading, everyone. I knew as soon as I saw this that I wanted to use it for Poetry Friday!
Posted by: Susan | April 02, 2022 at 03:53 PM
What a neat combination of primary source and poetry. I can only imagine the poems inside census data. You give me ideas. Thanks!
Posted by: Linda Mitchell | April 02, 2022 at 09:28 PM
You're welcome, Linda! I liked this one, too. It would never have occurred to me to make a poem about the census.
Posted by: Susan | April 03, 2022 at 12:29 PM
What an interesting take and connection these two make on each other, One never knows where a poem may evolve from… It's even more fun to have it nestled above that tweet. Thanks Susan!
Posted by: Michelle Kogan | April 03, 2022 at 07:26 PM
Ryniker really used his 'census' for this poem. ;)
Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Bridget Magee | April 04, 2022 at 10:29 AM
Sorry for the so-late comment, Susan--I adore this snippet, the way it looks, sounds, muses! I hope there will be more...and happy NPM!
Posted by: Heidi Mordhorst | April 05, 2022 at 06:26 AM
Michelle, Bridget, and Heidi, I liked this one, too! It was so perfect for April 1 of this year.
Posted by: Susan | April 05, 2022 at 01:06 PM