It’s National Poetry Month! All over the city and in the libraries, people will be celebrating the art of the poem. Finding the full-text of a poem or the life of a poet is easy with the Poetry & Short Story Reference Center [1]. A featured poet and poem means you always have something new to discover.

This full-text database provides a historically rich collection of hundreds of thousands of classic and contemporary poems, as well as short stories, biographies and authoritative essays on such topics as poetic forms, movements and techniques — including contemporary content from the finest publishers. – from the vendor

This week’s open site is the Academy of American Poets [2]. Get a poem a day, browse poetry events, or watch archival videos of classic poets reading their poems! The site is a jumble of poetry and pictures. Have fun browsing the National Poetry Month page [3]. 

Action steps

• In Poetry & Short Story Reference Center [1], search for your favorite poet and/or poem. Leave a stanza or two in the comments!
• If you don’t have a favorite poet, discover one either through Poetry & Short Story Reference Center [1] or the Academy of American Poets [2]. Leave a stanza or two of your discovery in the comments!
• Checkout out the National Poetry Month site [3]. Are you going to participate in “poem in your pocket” day?

Sticky pads (perfect for mini-poems to put in pockets) for all commenters.