Get the Official Poster
The official April 2020 National Poetry Month poster features the artwork of Samantha Aikman, winner of this year's National Poetry Month Poster Contest for Students. Aikman's design was selected by judges Alison Bechdel, renowned cartoonist, and former U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera. It features the following line from the poem "Remember" by current U.S. Poet Laureate, Joy Harjo: “Remember all is in motion, is growing, is you.”
Read the full press release about this year's winner.
View the artwork of the ten finalists of the 2020 National Poetry Month Poster Contest for Students.
Order your free poster now by completing the form below. (Posters will be sent starting in February 2020).
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