National Poetry Month

Other April Dates to Remember

 

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www.ourwhitehouse.org
April 13th
Thomas Jefferson's Birthday
Lee Bennett Hopkins' Birthday (poet)

 

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April 15th
Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.

 

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www.wagner.edu
April 17th
Thornton Niven Wilder's Birthday
(author, playwright)

 

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www.poetryfoundation.org
April 18th
Richard Purdy Wilbur named
America's second poet laureate

 

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April 22nd
Earth Day

 

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www.meowns.com
April 23rd
William Shakespeare's Birthday
(playwright, poet)

 

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blog.chainreader.com
April 24th
Robert Penn Warren's Birthday
America's first official poet laureate