Help Medfield Celebrate National Poetry Month

The following is taken from the Medfield Public Library's website.
 
The Medfield Public Library needs your help celebrating National Poetry Month.
 
Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, National Poetry Month is now held every April, when schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets throughout the United States band together to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture. Thousands of organizations participate through readings, festivals, book displays, workshops, and other events.
 
Now, they're asking, "Who is the first poet you fell in love with?"

Is there a poem that means a lot to you? It can be anything…a nursery rhyme, doggerel, a song, or a classic.  

You can submit your favorite poem by completing this form. During the submission process, we will ask you to tell us whether or not you would be willing to share your selection.
 
The only submission rule is that your poem must NOT be a poem you or one of your family members has written. (To share your own poem, adults should click here and teens should click here.)
 
There are many ways to share poems during National Poetry Month.

The library will be liasting people’s favorite poems on our website.

• If you’re interested, you might participate in a reading of your favorite poem at a program at the library.
• You might volunteer to be video-recorded by Medfield TV reading your favorite poem and letting us put the recording on the web.
• The goal is to get as many participants as possible, so please step up and give us the name of your favorite poem.

The library thanks the Wayland Public Library for the idea…