April is National Poetry Month. If you haven't read any poetry in a while, celebrate by going to your library and reading some, buy a book of poems, or go to your city's nearest slam or open mike night. Many public libraries and universities have special events scheduled for this month.

Another way to enjoy poetry is on the Worldwide Web. Some poetry sites and zines to check out are: Poetry Daily, Verse Daily, Poetry Superhighway, and a number of fine electronic literary journals that publish poetry. These include
Of special interest is Poets Against the War, the site inspired by Laura Bush. Says poet Sam Hamill:

"Poets Against the War was officially born when Laura Bush invited me to attend a White House symposium on Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Langston Hughes, scheduled for February 12, 2003. But it was truly born in the hearts of each of us long before the naively planned and quickly 'postponed' symposium. The 'postponement' continues today, the White House having faced its only public humiliation when we rose in unison to defend not only our nation’s conscience, but poetry itself."

Visit this important site, read some poems, and make a contribution if you can.