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National Poetry Month: National Poetry Month

This guide was created to celebrate National Poetry Month in April.

How to Make Newspaper Blackout Poetry

How to Make a Visual Poem

How to Write Book Spine Poetry

How to Make Found Poetry

There are lots of different ways to create found poetry, check out the videos below for some ideas!

What is National Poetry Month?

Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month reminds the public that poets have an integral role to play in our culture and that poetry matters. Over the years, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world, with tens of millions of readers, students, K–12 teachers, librarians, booksellers, literary events curators, publishers, families, and, of course, poets, marking poetry's important place in our lives. In 2021, the Academy of American Poets looks forward to celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of this annual celebration!

Find more information and resources at the Academy of American Poets Website or check out one of the following:

April 29 Poem in Your Pocket Day

30 Ways to Celebrate National Poetry Month At Home or Online

Write a Renga or Exquisite Corpse With Your Friends

Dear Poet 2021

Watch other videos from the "Dear Poet 2021" series on YouTube.

Listen to Poetry Read Aloud

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Audio Poem of the Day: Audio recordings of classic and contemporary poems read by poets and actors.

Poetry Out Loud: Distinguished actors and poets read and talk about poetry.

Guide to collections of audio recordings of poets reading and discussing their work from the Library of Congress and other Websites.

David Bowie's Cut Up Technique

Become a Slam Poet in Five Easy Steps

2024 National Poetry Month Poster

This / is the world I want to live in. The shared world.

2025 National Poetry Month Poster

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 2025 poster features an excerpt from “Gate A-4”, a poem by former Young People’s Poet Laureate and Academy Chancellor Naomi Shihab Nye, as well as artwork by New York Times-bestselling author and illustrator Christy Mandin. 

-- From the Academy of American Poets

Mt. SAC Library Poetry Books

Poetry Books

Mt SAC Poets Slideshow