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Teen Blog 8– Celebrating National Poetry Month!

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This April is National Poetry Month, so we decided to honor it with this week’s blog post. That’s right, this one is for all the poets of TADL!

National Poetry Month is a celebration of poetry and poets that’s held annually by the Academy of American Poets. It was first launched in 1996, so it’s almost 30 years old now. We know, that’s a long time! The Academy of American Poets website has a lot of cool information and resources about it, so check it out here if you want to learn more about the history of National Poetry Month!

 


One of the best things about poetry is that it can come in all sorts of different forms– haiku, blackout poetry, sonnets, you name it! For our National Poetry Month featured program, we wanted to highlight one of the lesser known types. 

That’s why we’re hosting an Exquisite Corpse Poetry session on Tuesday the 29th from 4:00-5:30. Never heard of it? That’s fine, we’ll tell you a bit more about what it is!

A logo for a program titled Exquisite Corpse Poetry. It features an image of a gold moth and crescent moon on a fancy black background, with a tagline underneath that reads: Irrational, creative, & tons of fun!
  • The Exquisite Corpse Poetry technique is a type of group poem that’s kind of like the Mad Lib version of a poem! Each person writes a line of the poem, taking turns until the group has a unique finished product. There’s only one catch– no one else can see what the other participants have written! 

  • It was named after a line of poetry made using the technique: “The exquisite corpse will drink the young wine.” That’s not a line you hear every day!

Exquisite Corpse Poetry is all about being creative, absurd, and fun, so join us at the teen table if you want to learn more!

 


We also want to bring attention to one of our favorite YA novels that’s written in verse– Bull by David Elliott! Bull is a modern retelling of the Theseus and the Minotaur myth that’s told exclusively through poems, so it’s a great choice for readers who like Greek mythology and poetry! Told through multiple narrators including the sassy god Poseidon and the tragic Minotaur Asterion, it’s perfect for readers who want a darkly comedic new take.


 

To finish off our post this week, we wanted to try out blackout poetry for ourselves. What do you think of our attempt?

An example of black out poetry. The poem reads: The sun was beautiful. It needed to be seen as noticeable, attractive, thrilling. She couldn't wait.

Try doing some blackout poetry of your own with an old or damaged book to honor National Poetry Month this April!


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