April is National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month, an official celebration of poetry started by the Academy of American Poets in 1996.

Do you have a favorite poet or poem? Maybe you’ve even written your own poems… share them with other DogEared readers in the comments below.

And how about some of these fun ways to celebrate:

–Write a poem in chalk on the sidewalk.

–Organize a poetry reading during lunchtime with your friends.

–Find the poetry section in your school library, close your eyes, pick a book at random and check it out.

–Write a poem for your mom and save it to give to her as a Mother’s Day gift next month.

–Use these online poetry magnets to create your own masterpiece.

OH, and don’t forget to remember Poem in a Pocket Day on Thursday, April 30. Just pick your favorite poem… or one that has special meaning to you. Then, carry it in your pocket and share with friends and family you see that day.

Comments

purple_hippos:-)
April 9, 2009, 6:53 pm

This is a Haiku- it means the first line has 5 syllables, the next 7, then 5 to end.

I passed the hard test
It had one thousand questions
I am so awesome
purple_hippos:-)
April 9, 2009, 6:56 pm

One of my favorite poets is Shel Silverstein. He always makes his poems funny and his drawing even funnier!!
girltlk12
April 13, 2009, 9:01 am

MY fave poets are defenetley either Emily Dickenson and Robert Frost.My friend has a book of poems and she let me borrow it and I absolutley loved it.
spock9
April 13, 2009, 1:28 pm

That’s pretty cool. I’ll have to look through some poetry books to find one to go in my pocket. I actualy didn’t know that.
purple_hippos:-)
April 13, 2009, 7:59 pm

Yeah, Emily Dickenson is pretty cool.
Anonymous
April 13, 2009, 8:03 pm

My absolute favorite poem is by Shel Silversteen. Its called Music Lesson. Look it up ! It’s awesome!
dolphinswimmer12
April 17, 2009, 2:02 pm

I love to write Haikus! I like Shel silversteen too!
phylfun01
April 18, 2009, 7:45 pm

I Love Shel Sliverstien too! Lizette Woodworth Reese is great, too.
readerchic01
April 23, 2009, 8:59 pm

My favorite poetist is Sharon Creech, I Love That Dog. Here is my poem even if it doesn’t rhyme.

Home is where I like to be, running around as free as can be. I can read, watch T.V. Even rub my dogs belly!
Resa
April 26, 2009, 11:37 am

This is so awsome! I love Shel Silversteen too!:)
Resa
April 26, 2009, 11:38 am

I am a published poet too!
spock9
April 26, 2009, 10:42 pm

Edgar Allen Poe is pretty cool too.
musemagfan13
May 22, 2009, 7:32 pm

whoa i totally missed the whole month. poetry is like one of few writing categories where i fail epically. great poets: walter dean myers, emily dickinson, edgar allan poe, and ogden nash. here is a very bad haiku from “The Titan’s Curse” by Rick Riordan:

(Apollo:)Green grass peeks through snow
Artemis pleads for my help.
I am so cool.
(Artemis:)The last line is only four syllables.
(Apollo:) Oh, so it is.
(artemis:) How about “I am so big-headed”?
(Apollo:) No, no that’s six. Hm.
(Apollo[much later]:) Oh, I’ve got it. “I am so awesome!”
Deryn13
May 22, 2009, 9:30 pm

I’m not very good at writing poems, but here’s the best one that I’ve written:

There once was a man in a store
Who thought that his life was a bore.
Then he felt a tickle
Turned into a pickle
And wasn’t so bored anymore.

That’s a limerick that I wrote for a school assignment.
Anonymous
July 14, 2009, 5:05 pm

Here’s mine:
Stones in the sand
Smooth and shiny
A wave comes
Rolling it
Now it’s even shinier!!
The End.
DolphinDreamz
August 9, 2009, 8:14 pm

I have written some poems here is my best one,

Winter Song

The Winter sings it’s song in the cool
midnight air while the snowflakes flit
and twirl in the breeze,the nightengale
sings on silent wings a sorrowful
mourning song,the trees gaily decorated
in Nature’s white lace sit idle all
through the night,longing for the sun’s
warm rays to melt away the snow.

I hope you liked my poem!For more just ask!
DolphinDreamz
February 4, 2010, 4:59 pm

Here is my Limerick for school:

I have a cute little bunny
It’s name is Sunny
She laughs and plays
She could do it for days!
And everyone thought it was funny!

Dedicated to my real bunny, Sunflower (Sunny)
DolphinDreamz
July 9, 2010, 8:57 pm

I got my poem Winter Song published! DD
Nephthys/Isis
November 6, 2010, 4:44 pm

I decided to write my own poem, just at random.

Bridge Over Turbulent Waters
My love is for you.
I will protect you.
I am your bridge over the turbulent waters, in
otherwise you would drown.
I am your jacket on a cold winter’s day, which
otherwise you would freeze.
I am your journal, a source to vent your
troubles to.
I am your friend.
So let me care for you.
Let me love you with all my heart.
And maybe, just maybe, you can love me too.

Inspired by Simon and Garfunkle’s song “Like a Bridge Over Troubled Waters”.

Dedicated to my friend and crush, Tyler.
leopard
March 11, 2012, 8:03 am

how could you get a poem published dolphindreamz?? i write poems all the time i even performed in front of 200 people once and a speech!