Watch the worlds biggest and most beautiful poem emerge at the Poetry Society this weekend. There are a lot of letters to stitch together. The poem is still secret but clues are sure to come to those who lend fingers and company! Here is picture of the lovely cafe, which will be on hand all day.
Here is Philosophy by Gwyneth Lewis
"Knitting is like everything," it's tempting to say.
No. Knitting's like knitting. sure, there's cosmology
in Norwegian sweaters with vertical stars,
but as science that doesn't get us far.
If space is made of superstrings
then God's a knitter and everything
is craft. perhaps we can darn
tears in space- time continuum
and travel down wormholes to begin
to purl in another dimension's skein.
But no. There are things you can't knit:
a spaceship. A husband, though the wish
might be strong and the softest thread
would be perfect for the hair on his head,
another, tougher, that washes well
for his pecs and abdominals. You can stitch a soul
daily and unpick mistakes,
perform some moral nip and tucks-
forgiveness. Look out. your Frankenstein
might turn and start knitting you again.
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