April Named 'National Poetry Month' In Takoma Park

TAKOMA PARK, MD — At this week's city council meeting, Mayor Kate Stewart proclaimed that April is officially "Poetry Month" in Takoma Park.

"Poetry is an essential part of the arts and humanities and affects every aspect of our life, including education, the economy and community pride and development," Stewart said.

According to Stewart, National Poetry Month is a way to introduce the community to the "pleasures and benefits of reading poetry," along with bringing poets and poetry to the public in "immediate and innovative ways."

Stewart said Takoma Park has a long-standing connection to poetry, including the Poet Laureate program in 2005, the Poetry Walk, the monthly "Third Thursday Poetry" reading series and the "Writing a Village" workshops.

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