Poetry as a Bridge for Peace and Inclusion
Every year, World Poetry Day reminds us of the quiet power of words. Not the loud slogans, but the lines that linger. The ones that reach beyond borders and differences, speaking directly to what we share; our hopes, fears, dreams, and the longing to feel connected.
This year’s theme, Poetry as a Bridge for Peace and Inclusion, feels particularly poignant. In a world that often pushes us into separate corners, poetry offers a way back to each other. It gives voice to those often unheard, brings tenderness where there’s tension, and helps us see one another more clearly. It doesn’t shout over difference, it leans in gently and listens.
Creative Bubbles By The Randoms brings this spirit to life through illustrated poetry; a pairing of words and art that invites you to pause, reflect, and feel. Their featured piece, Creativity, is one such offering. It speaks not only to the act of making art, crafts, creative writing or up-cycling, but to the deep, human impulse to connect and express. And in doing so, it becomes a quiet thread in this year’s wider theme, a small bridge in a world that needs many.
Words that Include
In the poem, creativity is not confined to talent or technique. It is life itself. It lives in movement, in rhythm, in the impulse to make something out of nothing, be it a poem, a sketch, a dance, or a conversation. There’s a line that lingers
“Friends, I open these plain and humble hands to you,
And the deepest chambers of my heart too.”
It’s this gesture, this offering, that speaks so clearly to peace and inclusion. Not performance, but presence. Not perfection, but connection.
Images that Speak
And alongside those words sits the illustration. A ballet dancer, caught mid-motion, weaves streams of colour through the air, vibrant red and teal swirling like energy made visible. One arm arcs in expressive movement, while a large eye in the background seems to watch, not with judgement, but with openness. The eye and the dance together feel symbolic. To create is to exist, be seen, and to see others more deeply. It is both an invitation and a witness.
The textures are soft, the lines full of motion; a visual echo of the poem’s rhythm. There’s grace here, but also strength. The dancer’s body is fluid, but sure. The image holds both freedom and focus, mirroring the layered meanings in the text.
A Creative Offering in a Fractured World
Peace and inclusion don’t arrive through grand declarations alone. Sometimes they begin in small acts, in shared stories, in listening, in art that opens rather than closes. Creativity, in its words and imagery, is a celebration of that process.
As we mark World Poetry Day, creative bubbles offers this illustrated poem not as an answer, but as an opening. A bridge made of words, a gesture wrapped in colour.
Because sometimes, all it takes to feel a little more connected is a single line of poetry, or a single image, that reminds us we belong.
Rebecca Art 