Past Displays - Books: National Poetry Month

Inspired by the success of Black History Month and Women's History Month, the Academy of American Poets met in 1995 to discuss putting together a monthlong celebration of poetry. This led to the first National Poetry Month being held in 1996 as both an appreciation of poetry and as a way to increase awareness of its importance. The celebration has continued every April, leading to recurring celebrations like the launching of Poem-a=Day--a publishing of a new poem every day on the website Poets.org--and the Dear Poet project, which invites students to read and write poems with the possibility of being published on Poets.org.

Want to brush up on your poetry knowledge? Check out this website to learn about the different forms of poetry which exist, or read up on classic and contemporary poetry on Poets.org.