

Poetry Month
StartFragment April is poetry month. Poetry is, frankly, the basis of intellectual development in human civilization. The earliest known poem reads: See the mammoth It's so big I'd really rather Eat a fig National Poetry Month was established by the Academy of American Poets in 1996 A Poet’s Reflection Poetry is the largest literary celebration in the world with schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets celebrating poetry’s vital role in our culture. From the ima