April is ....National Poetry Month
April is a joyful, expressive and amazing month. Why you ask? It's National Poetry Month. We get to enjoy thirty delightful days of celebrating the pure delight, melody and rhythm of poetry. It's the largest celebration in the world, with tens of millions of readers, students, teachers, librarians, and poets marking poetry's important place in our culture and our lives.

There are many ways to celebrate poetry throughout the month of April. The poets.org site has 30 different ways. I'll just share a few:
- You can sign up for a Poem-a-Day and read one each day.
- Check out poetry books from the library. We have lots of choice from great authors.
- Chalk a poem on the sidewalk.
- Celebrate National Poem in Your Pocket Day on April 21, 2016. The idea is simple: select a poem you love, carry it with you, then share it with coworkers, family, and friends.
- Write your own poetry. The Read-Write-Think website has some great online resources to help you create different styles of poetry.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bat
by Lewis Carroll
Twinkle, twinkle, little bat!
How I wonder what you're at!
Up above the world you fly,
Like a teatray in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle
This poem is from the public domain.
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