{"id":18524,"date":"2026-02-04T09:58:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/?p=18524"},"modified":"2026-05-28T14:48:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T21:48:48","slug":"national-poetry-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/guides\/national-poetry-month\/","title":{"rendered":"National Poetry Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">April is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/poets.org\/national-poetry-month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Poetry Month<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/d-i-a\/4242264744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Image<\/a> from Flickr user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/d-i-a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dia<\/a> under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC BY-NC-ND 2.0<\/a> license.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Celebrate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are a few suggestions from the official website for how to celebrate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read 2022\u2019s most-read poem by a contemporary poet, <a href=\"https:\/\/poets.org\/poet\/naomi-shihab-nye\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Naomi Shihab Nye<\/a>\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/poets.org\/poem\/kindness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kindness<\/a>.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check out an eBook of poetry from your local library.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Begin your meetings or classes by reading a <a href=\"https:\/\/poets.org\/poems?field_poem_themes_tid=1111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">poem<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read about your <a href=\"https:\/\/poets.org\/text\/current-us-and-state-poets-laureate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">state poet laureate<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Browse <a href=\"https:\/\/poets.org\/poems-kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Poems for Kids<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Browse the <a href=\"https:\/\/poets.org\/glossary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">glossary of terms<\/a> and try your hand at writing a formal poem.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watch a <a href=\"https:\/\/poets.org\/text\/watch-poetry-movie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">movie<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/poets.org\/academy-american-poets\/programs\/blaney-lecture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lecture<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/poets.org\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video<\/a> featuring a poet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips on Finding Poetry in the WCC Library<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Poetry in Print<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go to the library&#8217;s main page and click the button for <a href=\"https:\/\/sbctc-whatcomctc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/search?vid=01STATEWA_WHATCC:WHATCOM&amp;sortby=rank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OneSearch<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Search for some keywords, such as a title, author, or subject. Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leaves of Grass<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emily Dickinson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Epic poetry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Love poetry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poetry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you get the search results, look at the left side of the screen and click &#8220;Available in the library.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This will show you just what is here in print. Ask a librarian if you need help finding a book on the shelf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Poetry eBooks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to books in print, OneSearch includes eBooks, articles, and everything else that the library has access to through our databases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can limit a <a href=\"https:\/\/sbctc-whatcomctc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/search?vid=01STATEWA_WHATCC:WHATCOM&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OneSearch<\/a> search to eBooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Type in your keywords. When you get your results, click the check boxes that appear when you hover over &#8220;Full Text Online&#8221; and &#8220;Books&#8221; in the options on the left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you&#8217;ve done that, click &#8220;Apply Filters.&#8221; Your search results will now be limited to eBooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Poetry Magazines &amp; Journals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can limit your search results to articles in order to see digital magazine and journal articles from our databases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, there is also an interesting way to browse poetry journals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/sbctc-whatcomctc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/search?vid=01STATEWA_WHATCC:WHATCOM&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OneSearch<\/a>, click on the button at the top of the page that says &#8220;Journal Titles.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the next page that comes up, you&#8217;ll be able to search for poetry magazines or journals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Try a search here for poetry and <a href=\"https:\/\/sbctc-whatcomctc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/jsearch?query=any,contains,poetry&amp;tab=jsearch_slot&amp;vid=01STATEWA_WHATCC:WHATCOM&amp;offset=0&amp;journals=any,poetry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">see<\/a>&nbsp;what comes up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click on a title that interests you, then in the record that pops up, look under &#8220;View Online&#8221; to see which library database it is in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choose a database to browse issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Multimedia about Poetry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In your OneSearch search results, look under &#8220;Resource Type&#8221; on the left and click where it says &#8220;Show More.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can now limit your search results to Images, Videos, or Audio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April is&nbsp;National Poetry Month. (Image from Flickr user Dia under a CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license.) How to Celebrate Here are a few suggestions from the official website for how to celebrate: Tips on Finding Poetry in the WCC Library Poetry in Print Go to the library&#8217;s main page and click the button for OneSearch. 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