Playful Conversation Evening - Poetry

Poetry - music woven from words - is more than a language of the heart. It shapes thought and behavior across society, surfacing even where we least expect it - such as political rhetoric and diplomatic speech.

It is both an art and a tool of introspection, drawing us inward while guiding our emotions and cognition - just as it did long before written language existed.

Let's explore together this embodied language and reflect on questions such as:

• When you hear the word poetry, what thoughts, images, or emotions arise in you?
• What does poetry give us that ordinary language doesn’t? Do you see it as essential, or simply optional in human life?
• What place does poetry hold in your culture, or upbringing?
• Where do you encounter poetry in daily life without labeling it as such?
• Why do you think humans were drawn to rhythm, metaphor, and song long before writing - and how does poetic language shape the way we communicate?
• Is there a line, song lyric, or phrase that has stayed with you for years? Why do you think it lingered?

✨ Playful experiment : feel free to share a poem in your native language. Before translating or explaining it, we’ll first playfully listen to the rhythm and musicality, and get curious about what it conveys - even before we understand the words!

Looking forward to a reflective and playful conversation on poetry :-)

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