“The yellow half-moon enlarged, sagging down, drooping, the face of the sea almost touching,
The boy ecstatic” — Walt Whitman, “Leaves of Grass”

“2018 National Poetry Month poster, designed by AIGA Medal and National Design Award-winning designer Paula Scher, celebrates typography and is suggestive of concrete poetry and Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass.”

How’s your poetry month going?

• The Poem-A-Day challenge is in full swing over at Poetic Asides. Never too late to join the fun. Write to all the prompts or choose the ones that speak to you most, share your work with others or pigeonhole it for now. Up to you. Just write.

Need more inspiration?

• Check out Poem of Quotes 2018 English Literature Website Awards. The first category on the list is Poetry, and I’m very happy to see Another Porch among the winners. Congratulations, Janet Martin! Well done, and well deserved.

How about even more inspiration?

• See the early 20th century stunning illustrations of English artist Margaret C. Cook for Walt Whitman’s ‘Leaves of Grass’ — inspiration guaranteed.

How are you celebrating National Poetry Month? Share in the comments.

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Image: Margaret C. Cook via http://www.brainpickings.org