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Cultivating A Love For The Written Word
A lot of kids don't think they like poetry that is until, they listen to someone read a book that is funny. So, in honor of National Poetry Month, I would like to highlight two books that will tickle...
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New Arrivals for National Poetry Month 2014
It is perhaps no accident that National Poetry Month always begins on April Fools’ Day. Poetry is a foolish thing. It, more than prose in all its various forms, assumes it can draw a bead on, and...
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Book Hunters in Brief #68: Poetry for the Verse Averse
Yes, it's that time of year again when well-meaning poetry lovers insist (always with a hint of desperation in their voices) that you must read some poetry because it's National Poetry Month and it is...
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Book Hunters in Brief #120: Children's Poetry for National Poetry Month
Not only is it a fairly inarguable fact that children and young adults write the best poetry, they are also--for many of the same reasons--the best readers of poetry. In both cases, their abilities...
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National Poetry Month
There was a time – many, many years ago, before radio and television – that people found entertainment through reading. Not just silently to themselves, but aloud, for everyone. And not just popular...
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Poetry of America
Last month was National Poetry Month, so why am I writing this blog in May? If you had a chance to visit the Atascocita Branch you may have noticed my display of poetry books in the children's area. I...
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Blackout Poetry Program!
Celebrate National Poetry Month with us! Using a sharpie and newspaper or a page out of a book, black out the words you don't want, leave the words you do and the result is poetry created by you!...
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Rhythm and Rhyme-Poetry to Make You Move
It's April once again which means baseball, rain showers, left-over Easter candy and yes, poetry. That's right it's National Poetry Month and while, sure, you could read some Keats or Frost or maybe...
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Celebrate Poetry Month for Kids
April is here again, which means it’s also National Poetry Month- National Poetry Month was inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996. Since then, it has become one of the largest literary...
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Celebrating Poetry Month for Teens and Adults
April is here again, which means it’s also National Poetry Month- National Poetry Month was inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996. Since then, it has become one of the largest literary...
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