National Poetry Month was started in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets as a celebration of poetry’s essential role in American life and culture. Since then, National Poetry Month has become the largest literary celebration in the world, and Amarillo Public Library is excited to be a part of it!

Join us for special opportunities to read, write, and hear poetry this April.

POET TREE
Throughout April at the Northwest Branch Library – 6100 SW 9th
Visit the Northwest Branch in April to check out our Poet Tree! Read poems already hanging from the tree, or add your own original poetry or share a favorite. Take a poem or leave a poem!

Found Poetry
Friday, April 17 at 4 PM at the Downtown Library – 413 SE 4th
In this program for kids and families, participants will craft their own poems using words found in magazines to create works of art and literature!

Poetry Reading with Allison Adelle Hedge Coke
Tuesday, April 28 at 7:30 PM at the Southwest Branch Library – 6801 W 45th
Allison Adelle Hedge Coke is an Amarillo native, and recipient of the 2023 Thomas Wolfe Prize and Lecture. Her most recent book, Look at This Blue, was a 2022 National Book Award Finalist and won the 2022-2023 Emory Elliott Book Award. For this after-hours event, doors will open at 7 PM and the program will begin at 7:30. Books will be available for purchase through Burrowing Owl Books.