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Monday, April 23, 2012

April 24, 2014 Poem in your pocket day

Save the date: Poem in Your Pocket Day 2014 will be held on Thursday, April 24.
On Poem in Your Pocket Day, people throughout the United States select a poem, carry it with them, and share it with others throughout the day.

You can also share your poem selection on Twitter by using the hashtag #pocketpoem.
Poems from pockets are unfolded throughout the day with events in parks, libraries, schools, workplaces, and bookstores. Create your own Poem in Your Pocket Day event using ideas below or share your creative ideas with us by emailing npm@poets.org.
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Poem in Your Pocket Day 2013 was held on Thursday, April 18. Stay tuned for the 2014 date!

National Poetry Month 2012
BALANCE: The year 2012 will mark the 14th National Poetry Month across Canada, offering us the opportunity to create another new, exciting theme: Balance: Cultural, Creative, Community, National, Environmental, Economic, Personal, and Social. Particpants will be asked to expand on this theme, offering their view on what balance means to them, on a personal or even political level. How is balance achieved in our communities? How do we create and ensure balance in our ecological system? How can Canadians balance creative and cultural persuits within the current political and economic environment? How do you achieve balance at work and at play? 
Young Poets Week
Young Poets Week runs
April 15 – 21, 2012. Teachers can check the teachers’ forum each day to read about the new and exciting activities during YP week. Youngpoets.ca is an excellent source of inspiration for this year’s entrants as well as a valuable educational resource, featuring lesson plans, reading lists, a digital history of Canadian poetry and an on-line discussion group. Young writers are encouraged to browse articles or join a chat-room discussion with peers and published poets.
Read more at http://poets.ca/wordpress/programs-2/national-poetry-month

Celebrate National Poem In Your Pocket Day (PIYP) on Thursday, April 26, 2012

The idea is simple: select a poem you love during National Poetry Month then carry it with you to share with co-workers, family, and friends.

Poems from pockets will be unfolded throughout the day with events in parks, libraries, schools, workplaces, and bookstores. You can also share your poem selection on Twitter by using the hashtag #pocketpoem.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/poetry

This April, celebrate Poetry Month by adding a line to our second annual
Global Poem for Change,
a community poem we create together!
Legendary author of "Walk Two Moons" and "Love That Dog" Sharon Creech has
graciously written these first lines to get us started and inspired:

Tell me what you're thinking, tell me what you miss
Tell me what you're dreaming, tell me what you wish


Now, we ask you, friends, to submit a line of your own, your children's, or
your students', to transform these lines into a powerful poem.

*Go to litworld.org/poem and add your magic.*





http://librarypathwaysandfootprints.blogspot.ca/2011/04/april-is-national-poetry-month-and.html

April poetry month bulletin board. We distributed over 250 poetries/poetry handouts during April  2011.