Celebrate
National Poetry Month
with a few great poems!
National Poetry Month is a month-long celebration of poetry that was started in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets. It has been held in the month of April ever since.
Poetry is a wonderful way to express our feelings and emotions, and, when read aloud, can engage both reader and audience. Poetry also helps to build connections to the written word. Sharing poems is a great way to help a child build fluency in reading.
The neat thing about poems is that they have been written for thousands of years. Poems are very versatile as they can be long or short, about any subject, can be silly or serious, or be written in the form of a shape.
There are many types of poems such as, haiku, cinquain, limerick, diamante, acrostic, couplets, sonnet, tanka and more! Visit the Children's Room and find the perfect poem to celebrate National Poetry Month!
