April is National Poetry Month, reminding us of poetry’s important role in our culture and in our classrooms. We are celebrating by appreciating a few titles that highlight the lives and work of inspiring poets.
On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration. Here is her powerful and historic poem “The Hill We Climb.”
This is a powerful novel-in-verse from Safia Elhillo, that gives the mesmerizing journey of family and identity, filled with lyrical beauty and stunning strength.
Poems of Healing is a selection of poems from around the world and across the centuries about illness and healing, both physical and spiritual.
Here is an updated collection of Maya Angelou’s works of poetry, including a never-before-published work titled, Amazement Awaits.
Jabberwocky and Other Nonsense
This collection celebrates the full range of Lewis Carroll’s verse—his nonsense, parodies, burlesques, and more—and includes such enduringly wonderful pieces as “The Walrus and the Carpenter,” “The Mock Turtle’s Song,” and “Father William” alongside the brilliantly playful “Jabberwocky.”
This collection of sixty-four poems by poets who come from all over the world shares the experience of first- and second-generation young adult immigrants and refugees.
This anthology of Black poetry gathers poetry from 250 poets from the colonial period to the present.
Find a full list of poetry titles here.
