It is National Poetry Month! NAPOMO is hosted every April by the Academy of American Poets to connect people to poems.
This year, RE will explore the theme of "Metamorphosis." Inspired by the changing world and the changes within ourselves. The 2026 NAPOMO theme invites RE students to explore poetry that reflects a deeper consideration of transformation and translation.
Navigate NAPOMO using the 2026 tab above to :
Submit your poetry here! Accepting Submission of original work for prizes and recognitions until April 24th
Poetry prompts and activities - Check the tab above to look out for events in the Breezeway April 7, April 14, April 21 during lunch - brought to you by the Analytical Thinking Pathways Students
Browse the Archive of RE commuinty poems
View Class projects (9th grade sonnet crowns, 10th grade blackout poems, 11th grade )
Check out our Visiting Poet - April 9th AAA
Find Local Events - to get involved in poetry events in Miami this month
Our Final Reading and Celebration will be April 28th at 4pm at La Brisa
Thanks to the following for making NAPOMO 2026 possible:
Humanities Department Chair, Jen Nero
Head of School Rachel Rodriguez
Head of the Upper School: Dr. Don Cramp
RE's English Faculty, including Dr. Matthew Margini, Mr. Adam Schachner, Dr. Corinne Rhyner, Dr. Julia Clarke
Noa Garcia '27 and Zoe Burris '26 for Original Art
Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello, visiting poet
The NEHS NAPOMO Team: Gabi Heckler, Patrick Keedy-Brown, Andreas Rivera
Students in the Analytical Thinking Pathways Program: Gabi Heckler, ...
Marc Stone and The Barnacle Society