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April 14, 2008

National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month. Come by the Library at the Pellissippi campus and read a poem posted each day by the Reference area. Librarian and Professor Jean Jackson displays a different poem each day for National Poetry Month. Today's poem on display is titled "Alley Cat Love Song" by Dana Gioia.

alleycat.jpg It starts with:

Come into the Garden, Fred,
For the neighborhood tabby is gone.
Come into the garden Fred.
I have nothing but my flea collar on....

For more information on poetry check out Columbia Granger's World of Poetry. Use it to find the full text of poems, or to locate the book a poem was published in. Grangers also includes biographies of poets, and streaming audio of poems in the "listening room". Or take a look at the Poetry for Student's 26 volume series. Read about the poet Dana Gioia to learn more about him, his poems, their style, themes and criticisms of his writings. Gale's Poetry Criticism series is another important collection with over 50 volumes available online, providing substantial critical essays and biographical information on major poets from all eras.

Search the Library Catalog for other books of poems written by Dana Gioia to take with you for your enjoyment during National Poetry Month.

Posted by Peter Nerzak at 11:32 AM | | Comments (0)

National Library Week

Celebrate National Library Week, April 13-19, 2008. First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support. All types of libraries - school, public, academic and special - participate. Take a look at this National Library Week fact sheet for more information.

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