Hi Everyone: Here is Susan MacRae reason for
submitting Page's poem, "Planet Earth."
Cheers,
Ram
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"I have several reasons why I submitted P.K.
Page's poem 'Planet Earth' for Dialogue Poetry.
First, the message of the poem -- that our
planet must be loved -- is so vital a message
for the 21st century. Second, the glosa form
of the poem ( an early Renaissance form first
developed by poets of the Spanish court), with
its' opening quatrain written by another poet,
followed by four ten-line stanzas, their
concluding
lines taken consecutively from the quatrain,
and the sixth and ninth lines rhyming with the
borrowed tenth, is in itself a dialogue between
two poets: the poet who wrote the quatrain,
and the poet writing the glosa. The glosa form
itself then reflects the theme of a dialogue of
poetry across civilizations. And finally, PK
Page
as a poet and painter has been my hero (as well
as many other Canadians' hero) for the
brilliance
of her poetry and the clarity of her vision in
her 50 year long career. As a tribute to a
gifted artist as well as a wonderful person,
it is my great honour, and Canada's honour,
to have PK Page's poem 'Planet Earth' be read
throughout the world as a message of peace."
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