[Worship] Fwd: Poems for Black History Month and Valentine’s Day

Thu Jan 31 11:04:43 CST 2019

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Subject: Poems for Black History Month and Valentine’s Day
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February 2019
February Is Black History Month

Of Lucille Clifton’s “won’t you celebrate with me
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the poet Safiya Sinclair writes, “What a balm and a blessing this poem has
been to me.” We asked Sinclair and eleven other contemporary poets to share
the poems they recommend reading during Black History Month, and why
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Here are a few:

“We Real Cool
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by Gwendolyn Brooks
“American History
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by Michael S. Harper
“Let America Be America Again
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by Langston Hughes
“Coherence in Consequence
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by Claudia Rankine
“On Being Brought from Africa to America
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by Phillis
     Wheatley

Read all 12 poems alongside the poets’ notes
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To plan your classroom’s celebration, browse essays on literary milestones
and movements, find important books on black history and poetics, look for
lesson plans for Black History Month, read archival letters from classic
African American poets, and search poems about the African American
experience by both classic and contemporary poets.
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Find lesson plans for Black History Month. [image: read-more]
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Celebrate Langston Hughes’ birthday on February 1. [image: read-more]
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Love Poems for Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is also around the corner—and what better way to celebrate
than with poetry? Browse our selections of love poems
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poems about friendship
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read and to share, including these classic and contemporary favorites:

“It’s all I have to bring today (26)
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by Emily Dickinson
“Heart to Heart
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by Rita Dove
“For Keeps
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by Joy Harjo
“Yours
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by Daniel Hoffman
“Having a Coke with You
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by Frank O’Hara
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning famously wrote, “How do I love thee? Let me
count the ways. / I love thee to the depth and breadth and height / My soul
can reach.” In the lesson plan “Love as a Two-Way Street
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students
learn more about this poet’s loving marriage to Robert Browning and write
love poems of their own.
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Dear Poet 2019

Encourage your students to interact directly with poets through this
year’s Dear
Poet
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project, featuring Alberto Ríos and seven other poets from our Board of
Chancellors.
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National Poetry Month 2019

April is right around the corner! As you’re planning ahead, here are a few
things to keep in mind:

   - You can request or download a free copy of the 2019 National Poetry
   Month poster
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   designed by a high school student for the first time.

   - Your students are invited to write letters to eight award-winning
   poets through the 2019 Dear Poet project
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   .

   - Poem in Your Pocket Day
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   will take place on Thursday, April 18.

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Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To
learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your
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