How will you say what lies in your heart?
How will you say what lies in your heart?
The Lyricality Community
Lyricality supports Minnesota poets and lyricists by connecting them to people who need words to express what it feels like to be human.
Poets and lyricists put emotions into words. They tell us what it’s like to love and be loved, to be lonely, afraid, courageous, thoughtful, powerful and weak. They help us celebrate, grieve, dream and remember. They show us who we are and they remind us that we are not alone.
Social scientists and geographers tell us that who we are is intricately entwined with where we are. That’s why poetry and song are especially meaningful when they bridge the personal and the communal in a rooted, place-centered way. A wide range of poets and lyricists call Minnesota home. We encourage you to find them, connect with them, and discover how their words can help you experience life in this place more attentively, vividly, and deeply.
Do you value Minnesota poets and lyricists? Your monthly or one-time contribution will help us work to connect local writers to local local audiences. We are the only organization focusing a multi-media spotlight exclusively on Minnesota poets and songwriters, and your support matters.
The Power of Poetry
Poetry is “that supreme bit of alchemy by which mere words . . . establish a world, vivid and tangible.” —Steven Ratiner
Billy Collins, one of America’s most beloved poets, compares a poem to “a bit of amber in which a fleeting moment is trapped.”
A writer’s attention when making a poem, and a reader/listener’s attentive reception, transform seemingly ordinary human experiences into a chain-reactive, explosive event. Poems are like atomic particles with latent power.
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Do you value Minnesota poets and lyricists? Your monthly or one-time contribution will help us work to connect local writers to local audiences. We are the only organization focusing a multi-media spotlight exclusively on Minnesota poets and songwriters, and your support matters.
DONATE
Do you value Minnesota poets and lyricists? Your monthly or one-time contribution will help us work to connect local writers to local audiences. We are the only organization focusing a multi-media spotlight exclusively on Minnesota poets and songwriters, and your support matters.