In recognition of National Poetry Month, Edwardsville Public Library staff has chosen some of their favorite poems to share with you. You can listen to them in the accompanying Spotify playlist, or request a copy to read from the library catalog.
Expand our poetry universe by sharing your favorite poems with us in the comments below!
"Boomerang Valentine" by Andrea Gibson, from Lord of the Butterflies
Request: Lord of the Butterflies"Twistable, Turnable Man" by Shel Silverstein, from A Light in the Attic
Request: A Light in the Attic"The Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll, from Through the Looking Glass
Request: Through the Looking Glass"Invictus" by William Ernest Henley
and
"Shall I compare thee to a summers day" by William Shakespeare,
available in Americans' favorite poems : the Favorite Poem Project anthology
"Song of the Front Yard" by Gwendolyn Brooks, from Selected Poems
Request: Selected Poems"Hope is The Thing With Feathers" by Emily Dickinson, found in Emily Dickenson : Poetry for young people
Request: Emily Dickinson : Poetry for young people"Sick" by Shel Silverstein, from Where the Sidewalk Ends
Request: Where the Sidewalk Ends"O.C.D." by Neil Hilborn, from Our Numbered Days
Request: Our Numbered Days"Fat Joke" by Rachel Wiley, from Nothing is Okay
Request: Nothing is Okay
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In free time Amanda enjoys reading, knitting, and cuddling her cats. She’s basically a walking stereotype.