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\nNational Poetry Month was first introduced in 1996 as a way to increase people\u2019s awareness and their appreciation of poetry in all its forms. It was founded by the Academy of American Poets and is s<\/span>till run by them to this day. <\/span>Over the years the month has grown into quite the event. There have been postage stamps made about and for it, posters, and all kinds of other materials. Poem a Day, hosted on poets.org, sprung up out of National Poetry Month. They also provide lesson plans, and have created opportunities through the Dear Poet Project for students to read poetry aloud and have it featured on the website. <\/span><\/p>\n The month celebrates enjoying poems all kinds of different ways. It pushes the reading and writing of poetry, and sharing it with friends and family. In celebration of all that, the staff and student assistants at ECL have come together to share some of their poetry in a number of different forms! We hope that you’ll find some enjoyment out of our works, and if you would like to get in on the fun, leave a comment with your own poetry written this month! <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Alone and Together- <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Quiet of my house<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n It haunts my soul and my heart<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n The nothing loves me<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The comfort of noise<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n The walls separate us now<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Yet we aren’t alone <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Quiet of my house<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n A melody of its own<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Sung by the unseen<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n – Julsaint Sisters<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Through the maze I browse<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Books and lighted nooks and stairs<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Yellow submarine<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n – Betty Monterroso<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bands of light across the plate:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n through the wires<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n paper to bytes to digest<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n – Peter Kaiser<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Students rapt in thought:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Only the chewing of ice<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Disturbs their silence<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ants are on the march<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Invading student spaces.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Who\u2019s grass is greener?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n – Bobby Griffith<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Quiet Library<\/strong><\/p>\n A haven from the hurly-burly,<\/em><\/p>\n The Eagle Commons feels like home<\/em><\/p>\n To refugees from Willis. Surely<\/em><\/p>\n A haven from the hurly-burly<\/em><\/p>\n Beckons them over. Prematurely<\/em><\/p>\n Wearied by chatter, here they roam<\/em><\/p>\n A haven from the hurly-burly.<\/em><\/p>\n The Eagle Commons feels like home!<\/em><\/p>\n – Bobby Griffith<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n – Erica Kaufman<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n – Matina Newsom<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n In addition to the poetry we’ve shared, below the poetry you’ll find a number of UNT Library and National Poetry Month resources listed to help you learn more about poetry, discover some new collections, and find other ways to celebrate this month!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n LGBTQ fiction and poetry from Appalachia<\/span><\/a> Edited by Jeff Mann & Julia Watts<\/span><\/p>\n Modern Sudanese poetry: an anthology<\/a> <\/span>Translated and edited by Adil Babikir<\/span><\/p>\n Wholesome Whole Poetr<\/a>y by J. Eileen<\/span><\/p>\n She’s not into poetry: mini-comics 1991-1996<\/span><\/a> by Tom Hart<\/span><\/p>\n Twentieth-century Russian poetry: reinventing the canon<\/span><\/a> Edited by Katharine Hodgson, Joanne Shelton and Aexandra Smith<\/span><\/p>\n The complete poetry of Aime Cesaire <\/span><\/a>Translated by A. James Arnold and Clayton Eshleman<\/span><\/p>\n John Donne and contemporary poetry: essays and poems<\/a> <\/span>Judith Scherer Herz, editor<\/span><\/p>\n The poetry of Weldon Kees: vanishing as presence<\/a> <\/span>John T. Irwin<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Poetry: a very short introduction<\/span><\/a> By Bernard O’Donoghue<\/span><\/p>\n Poetry: the basics<\/a> By <\/span>Jeffrey Wainwright<\/span><\/p>\n Pitch of poetry<\/a> By <\/span>Charles Bernstein<\/span><\/p>\n Using poetry to promote talking and healing<\/a> <\/span>By Pooky Knightsmith<\/span><\/p>\n Poetry and theology in the modernist period<\/span><\/a> By Anthony Domestico<\/span><\/p>\n Basics of Hebrew poetry: theory and practice<\/a> By <\/span>Samuel T. S. Goh; foreword by Tremper Longman III<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature: a checklist-<\/a> Library of Congress \u2014 General Reference and Bibliography Division<\/p>\n Poetry’s “catbird seat” at 60: a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the consultants in poetry in the and the poets laureate: a reading in the great hall of the Library of Congress<\/a>– Library of Congress \u2014 Poetry Office<\/p>\n The imagination in the modern world<\/a> Three lectures presented under the auspices of the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund by Stephen Spender<\/p>\n The battle line of democracy: prose and poetry of the world war<\/a>, Published by the Committee on Public Information, George Creel, chairman\nUnited States \u2014 Committee on Public Information, Franklin K. Lane, and Guy Stanton<\/p>\n 100 love sonnets = cien sonetos de amor<\/a> By Pablo Neruda; translated by Stephen Tapscott<\/p>\n Sixty American poets, 1896-1944<\/a> Selected by Allen Tate<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 20th Century American Poetry<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n 20th Century English Poetry <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Poetry in America video Series<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n 30 Ways to Celebrate National Poetry Month From Home<\/a><\/p>\n Poems Hosted by National Poetry Month <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Poem A Day<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The month of April is National Poetry Month, and what better time than now to hop into this particular art form? There are tons of different types of poetry to learn and read, and the time is ripe to fall in love with it. 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\nDigital Resources and Inspiration<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Poetry Collections<\/span><\/h4>\n
About Poetry<\/span><\/h4>\n
Poetry in Government Documents<\/span><\/h4>\n
Other Resources<\/span><\/h4>\n