about the celebration
about the celebration
National Poetry Month was inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996. Over the years, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world with schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets celebrating poetry’s vital place in our culture.
Thank you for joining in the celebration by listing your events and attending other events in your community, displaying this year's poster, participating in Poem in Your Pocket Day, recommending the Dear Poet project to a young person, signing up to read a Poem-a-Day, and checking out 30 more ways to celebrate.
We hope National Poetry Month's events and activities will inspire you to keep celebrating poetry all year long!
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Dear Poet A multimedia educational project that invites young people to write letters in response to poems shared by our Chancellors. |  | Poem in Your Pocket Day Join thousands of individuals across the U.S. who will carry a poem in their pocket on April 26, 2018. |  | Poetry & the Creative Mind The 2018 annual gala will be held at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 25. |  |
upcoming events
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Jun 19 2018
Red Hen Press Event at Annenberg Beach House: June 19Red Hen Press presents John Barr, Catherine Woodard, Lory Bedikian, Chloe Schwenke, and Bruce Bauman, with music by Nathan Barr for an evening of poetry at the Annenberg Community Beach House, starting at 6:30 PM. Refreshments will be served! The event is free. Contact: [email protected]
9:30pm
Annenberg Community Beach House
415 Pacific Coast Hwy
90402
Santa Monica , California
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Jun 21 2018
Jason Koo and Catherine BlauveltJoin us for a reading by Jason Koo from his new collection, More Than Mere Light (Prelude, 2018) with Catherine Blauvelt, author of Here High Note, High Note (Prelude, 2017). Contact: [email protected]
7:00pm
McNally Jackson Williamsburg
76 North 4th Street
11249
Brooklyn, New York
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Jun 23 2018
Shore Thing GetawayTreat yourself to a writing retreat at the shore. Down the block from Atlantic City's famous beach and boardwalk, this affordable workshop will energize and inspire you. Head home with sand between your toes, a few new pieces of writing and the glow that comes from spending the day with an encouraging community of writers. Admission fee: $85.00
Contact: [email protected]
9:15am
Dante Hall Theater
14 North Mississippi Avenue
08401
Atlantic City, New Jersey
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