Thursday, April 28, 2011

National Poetry Month


So, what are you doing to celebrate National Poetry Month??
  • National poetry month FAQ!
  • Scholastic brings in Karla Kuskin, Maya Angelou, J. Patrick Lewis
  • The Smithsonian gives us an "A" list of nine--ok, 10-- poets. (What? Ralph rated above Edgar? Above Walt????? No way.)
  • Connie Schultz weighs in at Cleveland.com
What's your story?

6 comments:

Rob said...

The City of Huron celebrated by selecting Dr. Ronald Ruble as its third Poet Laureate.

Geoffrey A. Landis said...

Congrats to Dr.RR!

Anonymous said...

Wow, an underwhelming National Poetry Month. Not with a bang...

Johnny Cashless said...

I'm assuming Anonymous missed the two dozen area poetry events I had the pleasure of attending in April 2011.

Anonymous said...

Poetry? Pleasure? Stop your kidding.

Johnny Cashless said...

"It takes a lot to laugh, it takes a train to cry." - Bob Dylan

Cited...

The poet doesn't invent. He listens. ~Jean Cocteau