April is National Poetry Month and the Academy of American Poets offer lots of suggestions to celebrate, such as:

• The Dear Poet Project
• Poem-a-Day
• April 26: National Poem in Your Pocket Day

There are also tools to help teach poetry in the classroom and offer inspiration through poetry every day.

Did you know that Connecticut has a thriving poetry network and that many cities and towns have poets laureate? (And a state poet laureate, of course!) You can find a partial list of poets laureate on this site – the list is nowhere near complete and is always growing.