National Poetry Month
In April 1996, The Academy of American Poets initiated a nation-wide, month-long celebration of poetry. The goal was to remind everyone that poets have an integral role to play in our learning and in our culture.
Poetry matters.
Over the years, this celebration of poetry has become the largest literary celebration in the world among readers, students, teachers, librarians, booksellers, literary events curators, publishers, families, and, of course, poets, marking poetry's important place in our lives.
Poetry is meant to be spoken…
Below is a selection of poetry readings that you can listen to. Some of the poems below are read by the poet who wrote the poem.
Legacy - Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes
Cricket Speaks by Joyce Sidman
Hope Is the Thing with Feathers by Emily Dickinson
Poetry is meant to be read…
Recently published in 2020-2021, these poetry books received The National Council of Teachers of English Award for Excellence.
Poetry is meant to be an adventure…
Did you know that during National Poetry Month there is a Poem in Your Pocket Day ? This year if will take place on April 29th. It started in New York City in 2002 and in 2008 spread across all fifty states as everyone joined in to discover and share their inner poet.
Take the challenge - select a poem or compose your own and carry it with you in your pocket all day. Share your poem with a friend, give them a poem for their own pocket!
Poem in Your Pocket Drawings - Print a poem from the Poem in Your Pocket Drawings PDF and draw an image from the poem in the white space.
Need more ideas?
Go to The Academy of American Poets site Poem In Your Pocket Day
