National Poetry Month

2022 National Poetry Month banner "There's a poem in this place"

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.

2022 Poem of the Week

Each Monday, we’ll reveal our poet and poem of the week starting on April 4! National Poetry Month content will be available on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, so follow along on your favorite platform.

April 4, 2022 - Alice Morris, 2022 Artist Fellow

What does poetry mean to Alice Morris?

This week we welcome Alice Morris, 2022 Individual Artist Fellow, Literature: Poetry, as she recites her poem, “That Day.”

April 11, 2022 - Caleb Curtiss, 2022 Artist Fellow

This week we welcome Caleb Curtiss, 2022 Individual Artist Fellow, Literature: Poetry, as he recites her poem, “Ice Age.”

April 18, 2022 - Linda Blaskey, 2022 Artist Fellow

This week we welcome Linda Blaskey, 2022 Individual Artist Fellow, Literature: Poetry, as she recites her poem, “Velpecula: Little Fox Constellation.”

April 25, 2022 - Natalie Kim Ramos, 2022 Poetry Out Loud State Champion

This week we welcome Natalie Kim Ramos, 2022 Poetry Out Loud State Champion, as she recites the poem, “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth.