The Rural Oklahoma Museum of Poetry is not a traditional museum. It is, however, in the traditional sense of the word “museum,” a place that is sacred to the muses, the muses of poetry in particular. ROMP celebrates the power of poetry in the daily lives of the people. ROMP celebrates the first literary art in the world and its continuing need in the lives of people everywhere.
Instead of having the traditional stark and antiseptic displays found in most museums, at ROMP you will find ways to interact with and personalize poetry. From a vending machine that dispenses handwritten, one-of-a-kind poetry to add-a-line poems on the chalkboard wall, the displays ask you to think creatively and to take your place in the poetry populace.
ROMP is located in a converted garage/barn in rural northeastern Oklahoma, a few miles west of Locust Grove. The brainchild of poet and teacher Shaun Perkins, ROMP began with a dream of poetry machines that turned into a crazy idea to turn an old garage into a place for the muses.
About the Curator:
Shaun Perkins is a storytell
er, poet, teacher, and workshop facilitator, who conducts workshops and presentations at the regional and national levels with such organizations as the National Storytelling Network, National Association for Poetry Therapy, National Council for Teachers of English, and many more. She has taught creative writing classes for high schools and colleges, in addition to online and with various writing communities. She is the webmaster/liaison for the Territory Tellers, Oklahoma’s only statewide storytelling organization.
Contact Info:
rompoetry@gmail.com
Rural Oklahoma Museum of Poetry
6619 S. 4382 Rd.
Locust Grove OK 74352
918-864-9152
I look at your face and I can believe you are an excellent storyteller. I’m betting you would be a very good friend too, discussing life and literature over tea and cookies!
What a fantastic idea! I enjoyed reading your poems as well!
This place looks amazing!
It is! Come and see it!
Here you go, and thanks!
http://stewpify.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/appreciation/
Great blessing finding you I say. I’ve been a poetry fan for years and have recently found a great pleasure in writing my own.. Mostly from personal observations and family happenings, i’m trying to gather as much as i can as a gift to our next generation, grandkids.
Good luck, Benny! Thanks for reading.
i like it
David in Maine USA
Thank you for taking time to visit (and follow) my humble blog. I’m an Okie girl transplanted to Colorado and just love what you are doing here. I’ll be visiting regularly!
This is so Awesome!!
Sign me up! For help and More
–Bad be this Haiku!
Good be your haiku!
I will gladly take your help
in this strange venture!
very exciting… looking forward to your success and any sharing I might beable to assist in. You might already know this… I write a poetry blog everyday. take a gander. I’ll be around.
peace to you shean. xo
Can’t wait to see what you do with this!
Thanks! Of course, you will be helping, you know . . .
And, I’m looking forward to it, too!