# Changing city

> We're looking at changing cities in this issue #217 of your weekly poetry shot

**Published by:** [trpplffct](https://paragraph.com/@trpplffct/)
**Published on:** 2024-10-25
**Categories:** poetry, tritriplicata, change, cities, urbanism
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@trpplffct/wps217

## Content

The view from this eigth storey room shows the city has changed over the years: church spires no longer the highest points.Cities are always in motion, change is the constant. You can feel it when you walk or bike through the streets. Neighbourhoods changing, shops and restaurants changing. That old swimming pool that's now a theatre. But when you go a bit higher up, especially in the mainly low-rise European cities, the change is very visible in the skyline. Some people are saddened by a view like that. Not me. I like change. Change gives us the opportunity to learn from yesterday and build a better tomorrow. And sometimes you can learn from the change as well. There's a lesson in the story of a big music hall that was built in the center of this town recently. It's right next to the white city hall. It was quite an expensive project, and the building looks beautiful. To prevent noise pollution outside the building, the main hall is built on some sort of springs. Unfortunately, they don't work. So now they have to reconstruct that, and that's a very expensive project. Fortunately for other music halls to be built, the lessons are learnt here and now. The poem above is a tritriplicata poem, a form I created to have an even more personal touch to my poetry.CollectLike what you see? Become a Trpplr. You will support me in making more poetry and newsletter issues, and you will get a voice in who gets the monthly poetry grant. Subscribe to my hypersub now:Subscribe to Trpplr on HypersubTrpplrs are sending ripples of poetry through the world, to make it more fun. As a Trpplr, you will get: & special poetry drops from me and up-and-comin...https://www.hypersub.xyzPoésie de la vie","author_url":"https://www.ted.com/speakers/storybook_maze","version":"1.0","url":"https://www.ted.com/talks/storybook_maze_a_street_librarian_s_quest_to_bring_books_to_everyone","provider_name":"TED","cache_age":300,"type":"video","thumbnail_height":315,"image":{"base64":"data:image/png;base64,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","img":{"width":560,"height":315,"src":"https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/84ef487109a26f26033fb6f0f41e9720.jpg"}}}" format="iframe">Storybook Maze: A street librarian's quest to bring books to everyoneAs a self-proclaimed radical street librarian, Storybook Maze makes books appear where they're scarce. Through initiatives like free, public book vending machines and street corner story times, she eliminates book deserts - or areas with limited access to literature - by making books accessible for children in underserved communities.https://www.ted.comI really love this story about story telling. Where in your city/area should people get better access to books?

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