In 1951 Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish poet, received the Nobel Prize for his poetry. In 2016, it was the same with Bob Dylan, famous American singer-songwriter.
The Nobel Prize amounts to 11 million Swedish crowns. Is it fair compared to inventions from physics and chemistry to get such a prize for just "a few words"?
Today we are talking about poetry and what poetry means in our lives.
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
1. Do you like poetry and do you have a favorite author or poem that you particularly like?
2. How important is poetry in your country and how is poetry taught in your country's education system?
3. What do you think about the role of poetry in society? And is it as important as e.g. science?
4. Do you think it is necessary to learn to recite poetry? Can you recite poetry or would you like to?
TASK
Discuss the poem Warning by Antun Branko Simic, Croatian poet (1898 - 1925)
Human, be careful
so you don't go too small
under the stars!
Let the gentle light of the stars
pass through you!
So that you don't regret anything
when you separate from the stars
with your last glances!
And at the end,
instead of turning to dust,
turn into stars!