April 2025 - Poetry Month

 



"Poetry is the lens we use to interrogate the history we stand on and the future we stand for."  Amanda Gorman

Suggestions for the Month:

Pick up a Poem for your Pocket
Share a Favorite Poem with a Friend
Write a Poem
Make a Video of yourself reading a favorite poem and post it on Social Media

Come on April 29th at 10 am to view the FREE Film:



A Quiet Passion - The Emily Dickinson Story - (2016) 2 hours 5 min. starring Cynthia Nixon.
 The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist.


Resources:

https://www.favoritepoem.org/

https://poets.org/

https://poets.org/sites/default/files/resources/PoemInYourPocketDay2025.pdf

https://www.poetryinamerica.org/episode/phillis-wheatley-to-the-university/