Millbrook Students Submit Original Poems in Celebration of Poetry Month

National Poetry Month was established in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets, and Millbrook joins other schools, libraries, publishers, and poets during the month of April to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture.
The celebration calls attention to the art of poetry, and the diversity of our poetic heritage. This year the Academy has added many younger, unknown, or less published poets to its roster to widen their audience and to grab the attention of publishers.

The Flagler Memorial Library has celebrated Poetry Month for many years and in a variety of ways. One year, the library put out a call for students to share their favorite poems, which were then posted on the bulletin board just inside the library entrance. Another year, library community service members went looking for examples of poems from other cultures, written in languages other than English, particularly matching the languages and cultures of some of our international students. Last year for Poetry Month, each member of the library community service picked out fifty of their favorite poems, printed them, cut them to size, rolled them up into scrolls, and tied them with colorful ribbon for distribution.

This year, students in the library community service have sent out a daily prompt to the entire school encouraging students and faculty to write their own poetry.  Prompts have ranged from broad ideas to specific objects, including love, found objects, childhood, Mr. Waters’ sweaters, and Bruiser (Mr. Whiting’s dog).

So far many students and faculty have submitted their creative work, which will be published in an anthology. Look for that shared anthonlogy on our website at the beginning of May.
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