Celebrate National Poetry Month

For the 12th year running, April is National Poetry Month, deemed so by the Acadamy of American Poets back in 1996 and celebrated creatively throughout the month:

• Poetry and The Creative Mind: A gala event on April 1 at Linconln Center in New York, now the largest literary celebration in the world.
• 10 Years/10 Cities Reading Series: Poetry readings around the country from April 1 through April 26.
• Poem In Your Pocket Day: April 17 marks the first annual Poem In Your Pocket Day. Simply select a favorite poem to keep in your pocket to share with friends, family, coworkers.

There are unlimited ways in which to celebrate poetry. Poets.org offers thirty suggestions right off the bat. You can also visit www.poets.org/audio for poetry mobile ringtones or www.poets.org/mobile for a mobile version of the web site. Poets are so cutting edge!