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In Celebration of Libraries
This is the fourth Poetry Thursday episode of National Poetry Month. We are also in the middle of National Library Week, an annual celebration highlighting the important role of libraries and library professionals in our lives and in our communities. This year's theme is "Find Your Joy." Today, I'm sharing a few poems about the wonders of libraries and librarians.
Poems included in this episode:
Nye, Naomi Shihab. "Because of Libraries We Can Say These Things." In FUEL. BOA Editions Ltd., 1998.
Peacock, Molly. "Chance." In The Second Blush. W.W. Norton, 2008.
Strand, Mark. "Eating Poetry." In Collected Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
Simic, Charles. "In the Library." In The Voice at 3 a.m.: Selected Late and New
Poems. Ecco, 2006.
Rios, Alberto. "Don't Go Into the Library." Academy of American Poets. poets.org, 2017.
Giovanni, Nikki. "My First Memory (of Librarians)." In The Collected Poems
of Nikki Giovanni 1968-1998. Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2007.
Hirsch, Edward. "Branch Library." Special Orders: Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.
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In Celebration of Libraries
This is the fourth Poetry Thursday episode of National Poetry Month. We are also in the middle of National Library Week, an annual celebration highlighting the important role of libraries and library professionals in our lives and in our communities. This year's theme is "Find Your Joy." Today, I'm sharing a few poems about the wonders of libraries and librarians.
Poems included in this episode:
Nye, Naomi Shihab. "Because of Libraries We Can Say These Things." In FUEL. BOA Editions Ltd., 1998.
Peacock, Molly. "Chance." In The Second Blush. W.W. Norton, 2008.
Strand, Mark. "Eating Poetry." In Collected Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
Simic, Charles. "In the Library." In The Voice at 3 a.m.: Selected Late and New
Poems. Ecco, 2006.
Rios, Alberto. "Don't Go Into the Library." Academy of American Poets. poets.org, 2017.
Giovanni, Nikki. "My First Memory (of Librarians)." In The Collected Poems
of Nikki Giovanni 1968-1998. Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2007.
Hirsch, Edward. "Branch Library." Special Orders: Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.
#poetrythursday #nationalpoetrymonth #nationallibraryweek #booktubecommunity #poetrycommunity
