Let’s count the ways you can celebrate National Poetry Month …

1. Join us for a Poetry Event

Poetry Speaks : Spring 2019

Poetry Writing Workshops

Apr. 1 | Apr. 8 | Apr. 15 | Apr. 22 | Apr. 29 | May 13

*All programs take place on select Mondays, starting April 1, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. and will be held at the King Road Branch Library.

Experienced writers and novices alike are invited to participate in a Spring Writing Workshop.

Using prompts, exercises, group activities, and journaling, participants will explore their creative side. Two hours per session, high school and older welcomed. The series will culminate in a public reading.

The workshops are free. Registration required.

2. Find Poetic Inspiration

Check out These Poetry Books From the Library

For Adults

For Teens

For Children

3. Find Out What’s Hot in Poetry

50 Must-Read Poetry Collections of 2019

Must-Read Poetry: January 2019 – The Millions

PW’s Spring 2019 Announcements: Poetry

The 19 Best Poetry Books to Read This Year – Signature Reads

Five Essential Poetry Titles: Poetry Previews, April 2018 – Library Journal

4. Read These Great Articles

Can Poetry Change Your Life? – The New Yorker

How to Read a Poem: A Poetry Primer for the Uninitiated – Poetry Foundation

Researchers Investigate What Makes a Poem Popular – Smithsonian

Understanding Poetry Is More Straightforward Than You Think – The New York Times Book Review

Why Teaching Poetry Is So Important – The Atlantic

5. Listen to These Podcasts

Robert Pinsky: Essential American Poets – Essential American Poets series Recordings of former poet laureate Robert Pinsky, with an introduction to his life and work. A Change of World, Episode 1: The Wilderness – Poetry Off the Shelf series The first episode in a special series on the women’s movement. The Thin Man Goes Home – Poetry Now series Kit Robinson describes a walk home on a summer night as a cinematic experience.

6. Watch These Videos

Using simple, illuminative paper-cut puppetry, this enchanting video imagines the moment of witness that inspired Gwendolyn Brooks to write her landmark poem, “We Real Cool.”

Created in partnership with Motionpoems, this film adaptation of Naomi Shihab Nye’s “Famous” meditates on the human desire to be seen and the individualized ways in which we define recognition.

Kevin Young, “Negative” from Most Way Home.

For more information about Poetry events taking place at the Library:

• Visit our programs page online
• Pick up our latest program guide at your local Library
• Call 419.259.5200 or email poetry@toledolibrary.org