![]() ![]() In the southern state of Florida, the O, Miami Poetry Festival tries to bring a poem to every one of the 2.5 million people who live in the area. They encourage people to write, read, and listen to poetry. National Poetry Month brings together publishers, booksellers, poetry groups, libraries, schools and poets around the country. They must pay their income taxes by April 15th. ![]() Eliot called April “the cruelest month” in his poem “The Waste Land.” And many Americans think April is the cruelest month. ![]() The academy chose April as National Poetry Month because of a line in a poem. The goal was to help more Americans add poetry to their lives. The Academy of American Poets started the celebration in 1996. Come along with us, on a journey through rhyme!Īpril is National Poetry Month in the United States. April is National Poetry Month, and this week, Kelly Jean Kelly brings us some of the poems that Americans like best. From VOA Learning English, welcome to This is America. ![]()
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