National Poetry Month: Events Near You
April is National Poetry Month, and there are plenty of ways to celebrate! Here are a few upcoming poetry events that may just be in your neighborhood.
Just Listen to Yourself: Louisiana’s Poet Laureate Presents Louisiana Poets
On Thursday, April 17, Louisiana Poet Laureate Alison Pelegrin will host this free event with readings by Louisiana poets Ralph Amado, Carrie Causey, Sean Munro, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Sha’Condria “iCON” Sibley and Nikki Ummel, as well as Pelegrin herself. This unique event is a great opportunity to hear the work of some of Louisiana’s most talented established and up-and-coming poets. The event will take place at noon in the Seminar Center of The State Library of Louisiana in Baton Rouge located at 701 North 4th St. More information provided here.
9th Annual Tennessee Poets Day
Poets From the Neighborhood is putting on this fun day of poetry events in Franklin, Tennessee. The schedule includes the PFTN Awards Ceremony, a Lecture on “Poetry and Painting” by Hendersonville Poet Laureate Henry L. Jones, a workshop on “Logistics of Writing List Poems” by Tennessee poet Nina Adel, open mic poetry readings and book signings. The event is free to the public and will take place on Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Williamson County Public Library Main Branch at 1314 Columbia Ave. If you are unable to attend but would still like to enjoy this event, it will be broadcast in Williamson County on WC-TV and available online at a later date. More information provided here.
Diverse Verses
Throughout the month of April, Cobb County in Georgia is celebrating National Poetry Month with a four-week series of free events at North Cobb Regional Library, Sewell Mill Library, South Cobb Regional Library and Switzer Library. These events include readings by poets K.B. Kincer, Ralph Tejeda Wilson, Valerie A. Smith, Christine Swint, Rupert Fike, Komal Mathew, Christopher Martin and Jenny Sadre-Orafai. There will be workshops with Mathew, Smith, Kincer and Cheryl Stiles. Specific dates and times provided here.
Visit poets,org for a complete list of national events celebrating National Poetry Month this year.
