Celebrate National Poetry Month online with the Library.
March 16, 2021
Since 1996, April has been designated National Poetry Month by the Academy of American Poets. The purpose of this month-long celebration is to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States. Charlotte Mecklenburg Library is offering a variety of online poetry programs during April to celebrate.
National Poetry Month each April is the largest literary celebration in the world, with tens of millions of readers, students, K-12 teachers, librarians, booksellers, literary events curators, publishers, bloggers, and, of course, poets marking poetry's important place in our culture and our lives.
- April 1, join local poets for our Poetry Month Kickoff in an online poetry gathering on Gather.Town. Meet the poets, write your own poems or hear a few poems in an informal game-like setting. Then head into the main gathering for poems and more.
- April 8, Award-winning Charlotte-based spoken word poet and storyteller Hannah Hasan presents “I Love Us” with poems and stories from her new chapbook by the same name.
- April 16, join Poetry Beyond the Page, a panel discussion with local poets, to learn what happens with a poem after it’s written.
Download the calendar for a full listing of National Poetry Month events happening at the Library here.
National Poetry Month Booklist
Be sure to watch our social media channels for special content from local poets -- Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.