National Poetry Month was launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996 to remind the public that "poets have an integral role to play in our culture and that poetry matters."
As we face an unprecedented time, more and more people are turning to poetry for comfort and needed strength. This April, the Academy launched a new online initiative, Shelter in Poems where poetry readers share a poem from Poets.org collection that helps them find courage, solace, and meaning. Here is a selection of poems featured on their special Shelter in Poems page:
Poems to Take Shelter In
“Alone” by Maya Angelou
“Again a Solstice” by Jennifer Chang
“Hope is the thing with feathers (254)” by Emily Dickinson
“The Changing Light” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
“This Bridge Across” by Christopher Gilbert
“The Bronze Legacy” by Effie Lee Newsome
“Diving into the Wreck” by Adrienne Rich
“Patience” by Kay Ryan
“Spring Morning” by Marion Strobel
“Do not go gentle into that good night” by Dylan Thomas
Other poetry resources from the SCCLD website:
Granger’s World of Poetry
The Columbia Granger's World of Poetry provides access to full-text poems, citations, commentaries, biographies, and a poetry glossary. Includes selections of current and foreign language poems.
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Oxford Reference eBooks
Provides ready reference eBooks from Oxford University Press's Dictionaries, Companions and Encyclopedias. Search for keyword "Poetry" and you will see entries from The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (4 ed.).
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