Help Us Celebrate National Poetry Month!

April 6th, 2011

Here at Books Tell You Why, we love a good limerick and think sonnets are splendid. That’s why we’re happy to celebrate National Poetry Month.  If you’d like to join in the festivities, here are a few ways to join in:

• Follow the Academy of American Poets on Twitter via @POETSorg. Each day in April, a different poet will compose the organization’s tweets.  Today’s poet is Joshua Clover.
• Put a poem in your pocket on April 14. It’s easier than ever, now that the Academy has a mobile poetry archive—from Maya Angelou to Charles Van Sandwyk, you’ll find all your favorites right on your phone.
• Write a poem—or two. If you’re feeling really brave, post one here in the comments!
• Follow us on Facebook or Twitter. Throughout the month we’ll share tidbits about poets and favorite volumes from our extensive poetry collection.
• And yes, you can of course also browse and deplete our poetry offering.

How will you be celebrating National Poetry Month? And which poets would you like to see featured?

Further Reading:

Academy of American Poets

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