—from “Eating Poetry” by Mark Strand
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title: “National Poetry Month” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-08” author: “Tamala Hughes”
Poetry FeaturesClassic Love Poems on the WebLove is only a click awayThe Favorite Poem ProjectWhy are Americans mad for poetry?Poets Laureate of the United StatesRobert Penn Warren to Robert PinskyPoets Laureate of EnglandEdmund Spenser to Andrew Motion Recent Raves
Handwriting, by Michael OndaatjeSelected Early Poems, by Charles SimicThe Mercy: Poems, by Philip Levine
Campaign 2000 HaikusAl Gore and George Bush, Hillary and Rudy, campaign promises and propoganda: Campaign 2000 is in full election-year swing. In honor of National Poetry Month, Infoplease.com is asking our readers to compose haikus and limericks on the subject of elections and email it to us. We’ll pick the best poems and post them on our site.How Do I Enter?Email your election haikus and limericks with your name, city, and state, to rsiasoco@infoplease.com.How Many Syllables in a Haiku?*To refresh your memory, here are the definitions of haiku and limerick, from our dictionary: Poetry LinksThe Academy of American PoetsThe organization which inaugurated National Poetry Month in 1996PloughsharesWidely regarded as one of the best literary magazines in the countryAtlantic Unbound Poetry PagesListen to great poets reading their poems aloud
