April: National Poetry Month
The Academy of American Poets established National Poetry Month in 1996. Along the way [they] enlisted a variety of government agencies and officials, educational leaders, publishers, sponsors, poets, and arts organizations to help.
Poets Laureate
Carrie Fountain, 2019 Poet Laureate of Texas
Margarita Engle, Young People's Poet Laureate, 2017-2019.
Photo Credit: Cybele Knowles; Follow @YPPLaureate