April is National Poetry Month, a time to honor the role that poets play in our culture and underline the importance of poetry. Poetry gives us a glimpse into other's thoughts and feelings, and increases empathy by enabling us to get a new perspective on the human experience. 

Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month celebrates poets’ and poetry's integral role in our culture. Over the years, tens of millions of readers, students, K–12 teachers, librarians, booksellers, literary events curators, publishers, families, and—of course—poets, have marked this month and important place poetry holds in our lives.

Programs:

Santa Cruz Poetry Project - at the Downtown Branch Library

Community Poetry Circle - at Branciforte, Capitola and Felton Branch Libraries

Santa Cruz County Youth Poetry Celebration - Thursday, April 16 - Kuumbwa Jazz Center -320-2 Cedar St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Reading Poems Together - at the Capitola Branch Library

The Olive Tree: A Santa Cruz Poetry Open Mic - Museum of Art and History MAH Garden Room 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Recommended books, movies, and more:

• Learn more about Santa Cruz County's Poet Laureate Nancy Miller Gomez
• Off the Lip Radio Show 
  
• A Look back: the 1974 Santa Cruz Poetry Festival
• Hive Poetry Collective Weekly radio show
• Learn more about the Poetry Project: Poetry in the Jail
  
  

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