Today is the anniversary of the death of Philip Larkin but rather than choosing one of his poems for our Poetree Calendar this morning, my girls will instead be uncovering A Blade of Grass by Brian Patten (which you can read here). I found this poem in in Selected Poems by Brian Patten but we’ll also be re-reading Patten’s Gargling with Jelly, an absolute must-have on a family bookshelf.
Rebecca Narracott
What a wonderful poem! A beautiful representation of how a blade of grass IS a poem.
Rebecca Narracott recently posted..Interview on book blog – What Cathy Read Next