Celebrate National Poetry Month with the library!

National Poetry Month began in April of 1996 and was launched by the Academy of American Poets. We celebrate National Poetry month to highlight the importance of poetry and poets to literature and culture.

Visit Poets.org to find out more about the Academy of American Poets, National Poetry Month, or to sign up for Poem-a-Day. 

POETRY BINGO

Challenge yourself to Poetry Bingo!

Complete activities on this BINGO board to explore and learn more about poetry.

Print BINGO Board

Poetry By IUK Visiting Speaker
Nikki Giovanni 

If you enjoyed listening to Nikki Giovanni at IUK on March 21, 2023, and want to read more of her work, check out one of these four works!

Award-winning poet Nikki Giovanni to speak at IU Kokomo

United States Poet Laureates

Click here to view a complete list of United States Poet Laureates

Classic Poetry

Learn More About Poetry

Poetry for Teens

Poetry for Kids

Poetry on DVD

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