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131 North Walnut Street
Batesville, IN 47006

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National Poetry Month - April

 

Poetry at the Library

Monika Herzig & Friends from Bloomington, IN

We celebrated National Library Week, Jazz Appreciation Month and National Poetry Month with a performance by Indiana's Poet Laureate, Norbert Krapf, with Monika Herzig & Friends, April 18, 2009.

Norbert Krapf, Indiana Poet Laureate, at the BMPL

Detroit poets John Sinclair and M.L. Liebler performed at the library along with R.J. Spangler and Jef Reynolds during their "Kick Out the Jams Tour," October 23. 2008.

John Sinclair at the BMPL
John Sinclair at the BMPL

M. L. Liebler
M. L. Liebler reads at the BMPL

RJ Spangler, ML Liebler, Jef Reynolds
R. J. Spangler, M. L. Liebler
and Jef Reynolds

RJ Spangler and John Sinclair
R. J. Spangler accompanies
John Sinclair


Poetry Links

Poets.org from the Academy of American Poets.

Poetry Foundation  Find a poem.  Discover poetry.

Poets & Writers  The nation's largest non-profit organization providing information, support and guidance to creative writers.

Poetry Society of America  Devoted to fostering and promoting poetry in the United States.

Poets House  A collection and meeting place that invites poets and the public to step into the living tradition of poetry.

Literary Kicks  A free-form study of Beat Literature, literary community and underground culture.

Poem In Your Pocket Day
Poem In Your Pocket Day  is in April, National Poetry Month.


Greenhouse Poetry  From the Greenhouse Communications Initiative, Inc., hosting performance poetry competitions, community events, and performance assemblies/workshops.

Poet's Paradise: A Collection of Helpful Resources  From Amsterdam Printing's Small Business News Center.

Memory Circles  From the Poetry in the Branches Sourcebook.

Poetry Archive  exists to help make poetry accessible, relevant and enjoyable to a wide audience. 

Poetry Daily  is an anthology of contemporary poetry. Each day, a new poem from new books, magazines, and journals. 

Favorite Poem Project  Americans saying poems they love.

Poetry 180  A poem a day for American high schools.

Poets' Corner  Browse and explore thousands of works by hundreds of writers covering thousands of years.

The Haiku Society of America  All haiku.  All the time.

Poetry Slam, Inc.  Charged with overseeing the international coalition of poetry slams.

e-poets.net 
A network of poets, artists, writers, and performers who embrace the electronic media as a venue and home for their art. 

Got Poetry?  News for poets. Poems, events and articles, too.

The EServer Poetry Collection 

The Writer's Almanac  from American Public Media with Garrison Keillor.  Read the day's entry or listen using RealPlayer.

PoemHunter.com  Search for poems by subject.

Famous Poets and Poems  Includes a Poem of the Month and a Poet of the Month.

Poetry for Children  Sylvia Vardell's blog about finding and sharing poetry with young people.

Norbert Krapf  Indiana's Poet Laureate, 2008-2009.

Electronic Poetry Center  From the State University of New York at Buffalo.

   

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