april is national poetry month

last week i told you that april is national sexual assault awareness month. what a heavy post that was. there are many and varied topics for each month on our calendar. april is also national poetry month according to a link a co-worker sent me to explore.

here it is for you at www.poets.org/freeverse if you'd like to look at some fun photos taken of free verse written on things like mirrors, chalk boards, typewritters, leaves, fingers, cookies and the like.  

see if you can find a few of my favorites by looking at the section:  free verse: poetry in the wild. or today is said free verse (pool).  every time i've looked at it they've added more entries and changed the website up a bit.

1. mary oliver's the summer day:  tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

2. ode to a potato: how many deals can a man make before he stops being small potatoes?

3. rise up from the stump of sorrow and be green also like the diligent leaves

4. covering two years by weldon kees: parts of a sentence, hanging in the air

it's a very creative site to explore when you have a few minutes to spare. enjoy!  thanks for sharing cp.