Poem in Your Pocket Day 2025
Celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day on April 24, 2025
Held in the last two weeks of National Poetry Month, 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.
This annual initiative is organized by the Academy of American Poets, celebrated with a free downloadable PDF booklet containing contemporary American and – since the League joined forces in 2016 – Canadian poetry to share.
For your French pocket poem needs, check out the booklet created by La poésie partout for La Journée du poème à porter.
Celebrate the 2025 Poem in Your Pocket Day collection!
Poems will be available to read, share, and download in April 2025.
Print the 2025 Poem in Your Pocket Collection
Stay tuned for the images and files of the 2025 Poem in Your Pocket Collection, coming April 2025.
Designed by visual artist Caitlin Lapeña
To print postcards, you can use an online service like Vistaprint and upload our designs to a vertical 4x6 poster template. You'll need to download the image file for the poem you want to print, as well as an image for the back (you can use ours!).
These print services will usually provide options to help you design a postcard, but all you'll need to do is upload the image(s) you've downloaded. You may need to add a second page to include the back of the postcard.