National Poetry Month Blog

Book Awards 2023: What is a poem you turn to for comfort or joy?

We asked the longlisters and shortlisters of the 2023 Book Awards, What is a poem you turn to for comfort…
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NPM23 Blog: Room for Little Joys by Prathna Lor

I was asked to write about joy and, to be honest, I’ve been having a hard time thinking about how…
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Plain-text: Poem In Your Pocket Day 2023

BOSRA, SYRIA 2009     for A and E George Amabile 1 We’re standing in a light breeze, in a field…
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Book Awards 2023: What does JOY mean to you?

We asked the finalists of the 2023 Book Awards, What does Joy mean to you? See what the poets had…
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NPM23 Blog: 6 Activities to Spark Creative Joy

by Leila-Indira Mohabeer-Ortiz Happy National Poetry Month! April is a month of joy, with the weather getting warmer and the…
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NPM23 Blog: Pulling Joy Forward by Elizabeth Mudenyo

Easy Joy Rock huntinghands digging past algaeknee deep in water orkeeled over dusting off sandputting rocks in the bucket of…
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NPM23 Blog: Rewilding Poetry Through Joy by Shannon Webb-Campbell

If you ask me if I made a new year’s resolution I’d tell you no. Such rigid ways often result…
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NPM23 Blog: Joy at the Door by Ash Winters

Oh Joy, how I have searched for you on long dreary winter days. Sometimes thinking I have caught a glimpse…
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National Poetry Month 2023: Joy – Social Media Graphics

This April 2023, we celebrate National Poetry Month: JOY! LCP has partnered with designer Megan Fildes for our poster, bookmark…
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NPM 2022: Intimacy

National Poetry Month 2022: INTIMACY April 2022 is National Poetry Month! The League of Canadian Poets invites you to celebrate…
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