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National Poetry Month 2023: Home

Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words. --Robert Frost
National Poetry Month 2023
Introduction to Poetry by Billy Collins
The Academy of American Poets established April as National Poetry Month in 1996 as a celebration designed to highlight the cultural importance of poetry.
Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.
Poetry dates back several thousand years. It was used to remember history, stories, genealogy, and law. The first poems were read aloud or sung. Over time, poetry took on structured forms. However, much poetry from the late twentieth century to today has abandoned such forms.
Poetic Terms
Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
Types of Poetry
Types of Poetry
You can find poetry in everyday life, your memory, in what people say on the bus, in the news, or just what’s in your heart.
Famous Poets
Ada Limón is the current Poet Laureate of the United States

TCC Libraries Digital Display Archive

The Tarrant County College District Libraries are pleased to provide a wide assortment of digital displays and online exhibits designed to educate, inform, entertain, and engage our entire community, and to help support the learning experience outside of the traditional classroom environment.  To view more of these web-based displays, visit our Digital Display Archive page.