anne • sikking

...As co-founder and inaugural chair I am proud to address this celebration of the second year of Glasgow's City of Poets.

Poets are not in competition with each other. Instead, by attracting poets to unite we become a collective force. By sheer numbers, we can influence how poetry is taught in schools, establish Poet Laureateships in each ward of Glasgow, have poetry recognised as useful for team building, generate profile & income for poets...

As a community of poets, we can promote poetry as a social 'glue' to unite our Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, and Spiritual selves. Poetry in mainstream life can help foster a society where people are better connected to themselves, to nature, and to each other.

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Our first year has been completed with a small committee, attracting nearly 30 members. It's time to grow both. Poetry has far to go to take its rightful place in mainstream life. My tribal elders say,

"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."

Join us.