This Is Just To Say: National Poetry Month 2025

Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month is a special occasion that celebrates the integral role of poets in our culture and a reminder that poetry matters. Over the years, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world, with tens of millions of readers, students, K–12 teachers, librarians, booksellers, literary events curators, publishers, families, and—of course—poets, marking poetry’s important place in our lives.