Connect with the Campus Library!

Before you get too bogged down with schedules and papers and social obligations, why not slow down a minute and visit the National Poetry Month page? There’s a lot there. You’ll find a poem-a-day to read, the Life/Lines contest where you can submit what lines of poetry have most strongly affected you and why, poems categorized by occasion, and much more. Don’t have much time? How about a pocket poem? The idea is that on April 17th, everyone will walk around with a poem in their pocket, but we think it’s a great place to find short, intriguing poems.

Be a Refrigerator Poet

Wanna write your own poem, but don’t have a pen or paper? The company that makes those magnetic poetry kits let’s you compose online. Choose a theme, find your inspiration, create your masterpiece and then post it for others to see. Also, you can browse what others have created which are often quite interesting. A fun way to see what you can do with words!