Throughout high school I played the viola—quite terribly, but because I went to a small school, I was able to be a part of the school orchestra.
I learned a lot from that experience—about teamwork, about sharing responsibility, about listening for the smallest shifts.
Just as importantly, I was exposed to a great deal of classical music. I began to understand how a song and its notes could make me feel something and even understand something in a new way.
That’s what good art does, I think.
The following poem makes me think of that, and how a piece of art can touch you deeply:
"A Small Needful Fact" by Ross Gay was originally published through Split This Rock’s The Quarry: A Social Justice Poetry Database and is posted here with permission from the poet. You can learn more about Ross Gay here. Thank you so much, Ross, for allowing me to share this poem.
It’s National Poetry Month! Throughout the month of April, I will be sharing poems I love from contemporary writers. I hope to pique your interest in poetry, if it needs to be piqued, and to show you that a really great poem can be accessible to all.
“See” you soon with another poem.
Photo credit: Liubov Ilchuk from Unsplash.com
Upcoming Online Workshops
