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National Poetry Month

National Poetry Month, celebrated in April, is a special occasion to celebrate the importance of poets and poetry in our culture.

Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library

20 items

  • If I Could Choose a Best Day

    Poems of Possibility

    BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2025 — 808.81 qI23 2025
  • Torrible Puns

    a Collection of Punny Poems

    Torrible, Tricia,
    BookLouisville, Kentucky : Gnome Road Publishing, [2025] — 811.6 qT695 2025
  • She'll Be the Sky

    Poems by Women and Girls

    BookLincoln, MA : Nosy Crow Inc., [2022] — 808.81 qS544 2022
  • You're a Poet

    Ways to Start Writing Poems

    Taylor, Sean, 1965-
    BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2025. — 808.1 qT246 2025
  • How Elegant the Elephant

    Poems About Animals and Insects

    Hoberman, Mary Ann,
    BookNew York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, 2025. — 811.54 qH682h 2025
  • Grace Notes

    Poems About Families

    Nye, Naomi Shihab,
    BookNew York : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024] — 811.54 N994g 2024
  • BookBeverly, MA : words & pictures, an imprint of the Quarto Publishing Group, 2024. — 551.577 fG162 2024
  • Goodnight, Starry Night

    Bedtime Poems Inspired by Works of Art

    Coelho, Joseph,
    BookNew York, NY : Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2024. — 821.92 qC672g 2024
  • A Universe of Rainbows

    Multicolored Poems for a Multicolored World

    Christoph, Jamey, 1980-
    BookGrand Rapids, Michigan : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2025. — 811.008092 C556 2025
  • The Smell of Wet Dog

    and Other Dog Poems and Drawings

    Saltzberg, Barney,
    BookNew York : Holiday House, 2024. — 811.54 qS179s 2024
  • Picture BookMinneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, 2025. — Easy
  • Beware the Dragon and the Nozzlewock

    a Graphic Novel Poetry Collection Full of Surprising Characters!

    Madan, Vikram,
    Graphic NovelNew York : Wordsong, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, 2024. — 741.5 M1781b 2024
  • Picture BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2025. — Easy
  • Picture BookNew York : Random House Studio, [2024] — Easy
  • Windsongs

    Poems About Weather

    Florian, Douglas,
    BookNew York : Beach Lane Books, [2024] — 551.6 qF635 2024
  • Spooky Poems Aloud

    25 Poems to Frighten and Delight

    Coelho, Joseph,
    BookBeverly, MA : Wide Eyed Editions, 2024. — 821.92 qC672sp 2024
  • Pickle Words

    Crunchy, Punchy Pickles and Poetry

    Sayre, April Pulley,
    BookWatertown, MA : Charlesbridge, 2024. — 641.462 S275 2024