Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month, a time to honor the role that poets play in our culture and underline the importance of poetry. Poetry gives us a glimpse into other's thoughts and feelings, and increases empathy by enabling us to get a new perspective on the human experience.
Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month celebrates poets’ and poetry's integral role in our culture. Over the years, tens of millions of readers, students, K–12 teachers, librarians, booksellers, literary events curators, publishers, families, and—of course—poets, have marked this month and important place poetry holds in our lives.
Programs:
April 5th and April 7th - How to Write a Political Poem at our Boulder Creek and Garfield Park Branches
April 8th - Happy Ink: Crafting Poetry from Simple Pleasures at our Capitola Branch
April 12th - Community Poetry Circle at our Capitola Branch
April 14th - Poet Laureate Celebration with Farnaz Fatemi & Nancy Miller Gomez at Bookshop Santa Cruz
April 17th - Santa Cruz Youth Poet Laureate Celebration at Samper Recital Hall, Cabrillo College
April 28th - Reading Poems Together at our Capitola Branch
April 30th - Westside Author Series at Garfield Park Branch Library
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