Poem in Your Pocket Day 2026 Chapbook

Now available: The Gathering: Poem in Your Pocket Day 2026 Chapbook Featuring poetry by Indigenous Poets From Editor Michelle Poirier Brown tawâw. Welcome to this gathering. Welcome to these pages. Welcome to these poems. I have been living with these poems, and others with them, for several months now. I think you, too, will find…

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Poem in Your Pocket Day 2026

Join the League of Canadian Poets in celebrating the work of Indigenous poets and recent award winners in the 2026 Poem in Your Pocket Day collection.

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Poem in Your Pocket Day 2025

Held in the last two weeks of National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day is an international movement that encourages people to center poetry within their daily interactions.

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Poem in Your Pocket Day 2024

A piece of paper sticks out of a jeans pocket and reads Poem in Your Pocket Day, April 18

Held in the last two weeks of National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day is an international movement that encourages people to center poetry within their daily interactions. Poem in Your Pocket Day 2024 will be celebrated on April 18, 2024.

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Poem In Your Pocket Day 2023

PIYP 2023

Poem in Your Pocket Day is an international movement that encourages people to centre poetry within their daily interactions. On PIYP Day, select a poem, carry it with you, and share it with others at schools, bookstores, libraries, parks, workplaces, coffee shops, street corners, and on social media using the hashtag #PocketPoem. The 2023 Poem in Your…

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Poem in Your Pocket Day 2022

Poem in Your Pocket Day – April 29, 2022 – is an international movement that encourages people to centre poetry within their daily interactions. On PIYP Day, select a poem, carry it with you, and share it with others at schools, bookstores, libraries, parks, workplaces, coffee shops, street corners, and on social media using the…

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Poem in Your Pocket Day 2021

Poem in Your Pocket Day – April 29, 2021 – is an international movement that encourages people to centre poetry within their daily interactions. On PIYP Day, select a poem, carry it with you, and share it with others at schools, bookstores, libraries, parks, workplaces, coffee shops, street corners, and on social media using the…

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Poem In Your Pocket Day 2020

Poem in Your Pocket Day is an international movement that encourages people to centre poetry within their daily interactions. On PIYP Day, select a poem, carry it with you, and share it with others at schools, bookstores, libraries, parks, workplaces, coffee shops, street corners, and on social media using the hashtag #PocketPoem. The 2020 Poem in Your…

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Poem In Your Pocket Day 2019

Poem in Your Pocket Day – April 18, 2019 – is an international movement that encourages people to centre poetry within their daily interactions. On PIYP Day, select a poem, carry it with you, and share it with others at schools, bookstores, libraries, parks, workplaces, coffee shops, street corners, and on social media using the hashtag #PocketPoem.…

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