National Poetry Month is an annual celebration of poetry that takes place in April each year. And that means the 2019 celebration begins Monday! I will celebrate with Ekphrastic April again this year. For each day of the month I will post a work of art accompanied by a cherita* inspired by the particular work. This year I will be featuring artists of both sexes. (All the work is in the public domain to avoid issues of copyright.)
Tabatha Yeatts has gathered a collection of free reproducible poems for use in classrooms, libraries, etc. I am honored to have a small poem included. Read more about it here. Or find the PDF here.
You'll find many bloggers posting a month of poems or poetry. Michelle H. Barnes at Today's Little Ditty will feature Classroom Connections, which "will showcase recent poetry books—eclectic collections, lyrical picture books, and engaging verse novels—and how they can be used as mentor texts in the classroom."
Join in the fun of this poetry-filled month ahead!
*A cherita is a haiku-like poem of three stanzas that tells a "story." The first stanza is one line and sets the scene. Stanza two is two lines, stanza three is three lines. A cherita terbalik is a cherita with the order of the stanzas rearranged.
The National Poetry Month poster is strikingly pretty with a touch of eerie.
ReplyDeleteYour April plans sound great! Thanks for sharing the printable.
I got a poster for the library and it looks even better full-aized. We laminated it, too, which makes the colors pop (and diminishes the fold lines). Thanks for putting the printables together and for including me!
DeleteYou may not be PFing much these days, Diane, but I'm glad you're still NPMing! I LOVE your poem that Tabatha is sharing for Poetry in the Halls!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Michelle! Do come back a few times in April for the art and cherita.
DeleteLooking forward to your ekphrastic cheritas!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'll enjoy "Playing With Poetry" with you!
DeleteI had to find what a cherita's form is. And I love it. Can you include a link to the definition you use each day or perhaps I missed it.
ReplyDeleteAh, you must be using a device. There's a definition on the top right-hand side of the screen on a desktop monitor. I will take your suggestion, but, rather than a link, I'll include a definition at the bottom of each April post.
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