National Poetry Month
The Library's Director of Branch Operations Cindy Hohl joined U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo in an online conversation April 27, 2021, as part of PBS Books’ Trailblazing American Women Writers series. Harjo is serving her second term as the first Native American poet to serve as the nation’s poet laureate. Cindy, a member of the Santee Sioux Nation of Santee, Nebraska, is this year’s president of the American Indian Library Association. Watch video of the presentation and explore a list of related reading selections.
Passionate about pentameter? Really into rhyme and rhythm? Are you a stanza stan? The Library can help you get well-versed during National Poetry Month with a collection of reading recommendations, special online events, book discussions, and more!