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Monday, April 7, 2025

National Poetry Month

April celebrates National Poetry Month!  Check out one of the following books and discover some new poetry this year in celebration.

Wing Nuts: Screwy Haiku by Paul B. Janeczko
A collection of senryu--similar poetry to haiku--tackles a wide range of such child-friendly subjects as baby-sitters, jumping rope, snoring parents, and Grandpa's underwear.

Bookjoy, Wordjoy by Pat Mora
An inspiring collection of Pat Mora's own glorious poems celebrating a love of words and all the ways we use and interact with them: reading, speaking, writing, and singing.

My Thoughts are Clouds: Poems for Mindfulness by Georgia Heard
A poetry collection that both illustrates what mindfulness is and encourages young, growing minds to be present.


More Books of Poetry --
Behold Our Magical Garden: Poems Fresh From a School Garden by Allan Wolf
Everything Comes Next: Collected & New Poems by Naomi Shahib Nye
I Wish Had a Wookie: and Other Poems for Our Galaxy by Ian Doescher
Lemonade by Bob Raczka
Love Your Amazing Self: Joyful Verses for Young Voices by Ofosu Jones-Quartey
Outside the Box by Karma Wilson
A Whiff of Pine, a Hint of Skunk: A Forest of Poems by Deborah Ruddell