Wonderland is all a flurry with preparations for National Poetry Month this month! We are putting up lovely decorations in blue and white to match the poster, and the Mad Hatter has even made a matching hat! We are very excited about celebrating poetry, and we would love for you to join us! My Cheshire smile is VERY large, from ear to ear!

National Poetry Month was started back in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets to increase visibility for poetry, encourage increased publication and sales of poetry books, and increase philanthropic donations for poets and poetry. Here are a few things you can do to join us to celebrate!

Poem in Your Pocket Day:   Carry a poem in your pocket on April 29. All of us in Wonderland  will have them! We will also be sharing our favorite poems here in Wonderland on that day, which is a Friday.

Poem-A-Day:  Sign up on Poetry.org for a daily dose of new poems! http://www.poets.org/poemADay.php

Spring Book List:  Check out the list of new poetry books coming out this Spring, and buy one! http://www.poets.org/npmbooks.php

Get a Free Poster:  Hurry, before they run out! http://www.poets.org/posterRequest.php

Subscribe to Poets.org:  Subscribe to the RSS feed or the daily newsletter for poets.org. It’s free! http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/22

Donate to the Academy of American Poets:  Send a donation to support poets and poetry. http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/4

Here is also a link to 30 more ways that you can celebrate National Poetry Month with us! http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/94

Here is the official link to Poetry.org’s National Poetry Month page:  http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/41

And finally, in the spirit of National Poetry Month, I would like to share three of my most favorite poems:

• Dreams by Langston Hughes
• The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
• One Art by Elizabeth Bishop

See the poems at http://www.cheshirescribe.com/poems

Happy National Poetry Month Everyone!!