The Buckley School's founder believed that all public speakers should hone their presentation skills by reading poetry out loud. We keep that worthwhile practice alive by including a poem in our magazine each month for you to read aloud.
"Lawrence believed in writing poetry that was stark, immediate, and true to the mysterious inner force which motivated it."
– from poets.org
Known better for his novels, D.H. Lawrence first achieved publication with his poetry. Born in 1885 in England, Lawrence wrote prolifically, created controversies with his work, and died at the young age of 44 from tuberculosis.
Though you may think of him as the author of Lady Chatterly's Lover, we offer up a poem this month for you to read aloud.
The Enkindled Spring
by D.H. Lawrence
This spring as it comes bursts up in bonfires green,
Wild puffing of emerald trees, and flame-filled bushes,
Thorn-blossom lifting in wreaths of smoke between
Where the wood fumes up and the watery, flickering rushes.
I am amazed at this spring, this conflagration
Of green fires lit on the soil of the earth, this blaze
Of growing, and sparks that puff in wild gyration,
Faces of people streaming across my gaze.
And I, what fountain of fire am I among
This leaping combustion of spring? My spirit is tossed
About like a shadow buffeted in the throng
Of flames, a shadow that's gone astray, and is lost.
