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National Poetry Month: A Poem a Holiday

AWP | April 2019

National Poetry Month 2019

Celebrate a holiday you have been looking forward to, with a poem to match, for National Poetry Month. No matter what you are celebrating, we hope these poems bring you joy and inspiration every day. These poems are for the week of April 15, 2019.

April 15—National Titanic Remembrance Day

The White Ships and the Red
By Joyce Kilmer, 1886–1918

April 16—National Wear Your PJs to Work Day

The Cat's Pajamas
By Kelly Ramsdell Fineman

April 17—National Cheeseball Day/National Haiku Poetry Day

Haiku [for you]
By Sonia Sanchez, 1934

April 18—National High Five Day

Radio Magic
By Elsa Rosee

April 19—National Garlic Day

Now What
By Solmaz Sharif

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