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Celebrate National Poetry Month!

April is National Poetry Month!

National Poetry Month was launched in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets to celebrate the role of poets and poetry in our culture. In recognition of National Poetry Month, we are highlighting American poets and their works. Watch this space, as we will continue to highlight American poetry in the Library's collection and beyond for the rest of the month.

This year’s National Poetry Month poster features text from Lucille’s Clifton’s poem, Blessing the Boats:

and may you in your innocence
sail through this to that

Read the poem in its entirety, in addition to other amazing poems by Lucille Clifton, collected in the book Blessing of the Books: New and Selected Poems.

Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988-2000 by Lucille Clifton

PS3553.L45 B58 2000

• See all books by Lucille Clifton in the Library's collection.
• Poems by Lucille Clifton in Callaloo and other journals. 
• There is a vast amount of scholarship addressing Clifton and her work. Browse through related journal articles to uncover elements and themes of her life and work.
• Watch / hear Lucille Clifton sharing her poems and in conversation.