What IS Poem in Your Pocket Day?
According to Poets.org: Every April, on Poem in Your Pocket Day, people throughout the United States celebrate by selecting a poem, carrying it with them, and sharing it with others throughout the day as schools, bookstores, libraries, parks, workplaces, and other venues ring loud with open readings of poems from pockets.
Poem in Your Pocket Day was originally initiated in 2002 by the Office of the Mayor, in partnership with the New York City Departments of Cultural Affairs and Education, as part of the city’s National Poetry Month celebration. In 2008, the Academy of American Poets took the initiative national, encouraging individuals around the country to join in and channel their inner bard.
This year Poem in Your Pocket Day will be held on April 18. Be sure to share your poem selection on Twitter by using the hashtag #pocketpoem.
If you participate in this year's Poem in Your Pocket Day, snap a pic and send it to gabbygirlmediaATgmailDOTcom. Two people will win a copy of my book of poetry But You Have Such a Pretty Face!
According to Poets.org: Every April, on Poem in Your Pocket Day, people throughout the United States celebrate by selecting a poem, carrying it with them, and sharing it with others throughout the day as schools, bookstores, libraries, parks, workplaces, and other venues ring loud with open readings of poems from pockets.
Poem in Your Pocket Day was originally initiated in 2002 by the Office of the Mayor, in partnership with the New York City Departments of Cultural Affairs and Education, as part of the city’s National Poetry Month celebration. In 2008, the Academy of American Poets took the initiative national, encouraging individuals around the country to join in and channel their inner bard.
This year Poem in Your Pocket Day will be held on April 18. Be sure to share your poem selection on Twitter by using the hashtag #pocketpoem.
If you participate in this year's Poem in Your Pocket Day, snap a pic and send it to gabbygirlmediaATgmailDOTcom. Two people will win a copy of my book of poetry But You Have Such a Pretty Face!
Here are a few of my poems to download:
poems
weeping_with_the_trees.doc |
before_dawn_by_crystal_senter-brown.pdf |
crystalsenterbrown_dandelion.pdf |
lucky_jeans_by_crystal_senter.pdf |