Official NPM Logo: Download the official NPM logo and use it on your event programs, press releases, and websites.

Press Room: Read NPM press releases from the Academy of American Poets.

Inaugurated by the Academy in April 1996, National Poetry Month (NPM) brings together publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, libraries, schools, and poets around the country to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture. Thousands of businesses and non-profit organizations participate through readings, festivals, book displays, workshops, and other events.

	What is National Poetry Month?: Frequently asked questions about NPM.
	Celebration Highlights: Reminisce about Academy events and promotions of Aprils past.

The 2008 National Poetry Month poster, designed by SpotCo, is now available. View a PDF of the poster, or, if you are a teacher or librarian, request a free copy. You can also download a copy to display on your desktop.

	For Teachers: Creative and inexpensive suggestions for making poetry a more important part of school life during April and throughout the year.
	Poetry Read-a-thon: Instructions for motivating students to enjoy poetry in the classroom.

For Librarians: Low cost suggestions to develop greater visibility for poetry during April and throughout the year.

For Booksellers: Use these ideas during National Poetry Month and year-round to sell more poetry.

30 Ways to Celebrate NPM: A month’s worth of poetry activities that any community can take part in.

National Poetry Month is made possible, in part, by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts; by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency; by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; and by the National Council of Teachers of English.

Sponsors: Support the organizations that help make National Poetry Month happen.