April 26th is Poem in Your Pocket Day

Text a short poem to friends
Add a poem to your email footer
Use a poem for your screen saver or wallpaper
Send a poem to a friend or loved one by snail mail
Post a poem on your blog or social networking page
Browse the links in the National Poetry Month post
Read a poem by an author you’ve never heard of before
Be creative and compose your own poem

Read a poem to a friend, colleague, or classmate
Use a poem on your voice mail or cell phone greeting

April 22 is Earth Day

Earth Charter Earth Day Network Earth from Above Earth Island Institute Earth Site Green File Nature Conservancy Rainforest Site We Earth Worldwatch Institute

April 19th is Holocaust Remembrance Day

Holocaust Musem Holocaust Studies at Aish I Witness Israeli Knesset's Yom Hashoah Page Jewish Virtual Library Holocaust Site Nikzor Project Yad Vashem Yom HaShoah Zachor Foundation

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK

A baker’s dozen ways to celebrate National Library Week

1. dust off your favorite book and read it again
2. see the National Poetry Month display in the library
3. browse our assortment of new books
4. leisurely read one of our current magazines
5. leave a comment on one of our blog posts
6. take advantage of our nice selection of movies
7. hang out in the library between classes
8. return overdue books with amnesty (fines will be waived)
9. buy the newest book by your favorite author
10. bring your laptop and use our Wi-Fi connection
11. do Spring cleaning and donate unwanted books to the library
12. borrow one of our children’s books and read it to a child
13. suggest a book to a friend and then discuss it over dinner

My favorite poet or poem is...

Is there a certain poem that really rings true for you?
 
Or perhaps the overall style of a certain poet? 

Take this opportunity to share your thoughts by leaving a comment.

Poetry Resources

Poetry... is the opening and  closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what was seen during a moment. -Carl Sandburg		Academy of American Poets Bartleby Great Books Online Modern American Poetry National Poetry Almanac National Poetry Month Poem Generator Poetry Center Poetry Daily Poetry Foundation Poetry Society Poetry Society of America Image used with permission of Galway.net. Links verified April 4, 2012.

April is National Poetry Month

We start off the month with a wee bit of mystery.
The fellow at left has a place in our history,
Might you be aware of this chap's claim to fame?
Well, prithee, please tell us then, what is his name?

You think you don't know him, but trust us, you do!
To help you we've even embedded a clue.
To leave us your answer, post a comment below.
If you're first to guess it, the whole world will know!