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regards
Sandra K. Norlin
Administrator
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Poetry has been an influence in my life from infancy on, and I’ll bet
it has been a part of yours, too. We have been comforted and cajoled by nursery rhymes and
lullabies. We have been amused by silly verses from jingles to limericks and
jump rope chants. Sacred texts and songs have inspired us. We have been remembered on special occasions with well-chosen
greeting cards from friends and family. We are moved whenever our national anthems are played and
sung. Poetry is a universal medium, a powerful form of communication that
crystallizes emotions into clear and sparkling thoughts.
I am blessed with an abundance of good memories. But one stands out whenever I think of poetry and its place
in my life, even forty years after the event occurred. I was in high school and enjoying a period of
incomprehensible good fortune. My aunt responded by sending me a note with a haiku that I
recall as “Life? Butterfly on swaying grass. That’s all, but exquisite.” These were the perfect
words to help me to settle down as much as to celebrate.
When a poem expresses emotions so aptly, we seem to be compelled to
share it. Now, thanks to the generous gift of Maxine and Douglas Hubbard, we have a
beautiful place in our library dedicated to the shared enjoyment
of poetry. Here, near, or in, the Poet Tree, you can read, hear, recite, and write poems. Here,
you are welcome to experience the universal power of poetry. Where
else would you expect to find such a place but at your library?
National Library Week
April 14 - 20
Show your Des Plaines Public Library card to
participating businesses and receive special values. Click
here for details.
