This April, join millions of others in celebrating the  The mission of National Poetry Month is to celebrate poets, increase enjoyment of poetry, and provide resources for teachers. Here are a few recommendations from to help celebrate!
- Looking for items in print? º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø's media library has hundreds of available for check out now! Contact Diana Geers if you have any questions.
- Lyrics are poetry. Put those to music and you've got from TumbleBooks. Educators in º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø's service area should already have access to this online resource. Contact Kathleen Goslinga if you have any questions.
- is another online resource available to GWAEA districts full of poetry collections for all grade levels in e-book and audiobook formats.
Want a few recommendations? Below are a few new poetry e-book titles accessible through MackinVIA. We've added links to these titles to make things easier.
- features poets from around the world and has something for everyone. Activities and inspiration for budding poets are also included.
- by Diana Whitney features poems from sixty-eight poets for teenage girls about self-acceptance, strength, growing up, belonging, loneliness, rage and shame.
- by Lindsay H. Metcalf, Keila V. Dawson, and Jeanette Bradley is a collection of poems written about children who are actively using their voices to solve issues of today.