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National Poetry Month, which takes place each April, is a celebration of poetry introduced in 1996 and organized by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States. The Academy of American Poets' website Poets.org serves as a hub for information about local poetry events during the month. The organization also provides free educational resources to teachers for classroom celebrations, and commissions an annual festival poster.〔http://www.poets.org/national-poetry-month/home〕Since 1998, National Poetry Month has also been celebrated each April in Canada.〔http://poets.ca/programs-2/reading-programs/national-poetry-month/〕 ==History== National Poetry Month was inspired by the success of Black History Month, held each February, and Women's History Month, held in March. In 1995, the Academy of American Poets convened a group of publishers, booksellers, librarians, literary organizations, poets, and teachers to discuss the need and usefulness of a similar month long holiday to celebrate poetry.〔Lund, Elizabeth ("Poetry's Underpraised Promoters" ) Christian Science Monitor (June 13, 2005). Accessed 2007-02-12.〕 The first National Poetry Month was held in 1996. In 1998, the Academy of American Poets joined the American Poetry & Literacy Project to distribute 100,000 free books of poetry from New York to California during National Poetry Month. On April 22, President Clinton and the First Lady hosted a gala at the White House that featured Poets Laureate Robert Pinsky, Robert Hass, and Rita Dove.〔(National Poetry Month History & Highlights ) Poets.org. Accessed 2007-02-12.〕 For National Poetry Month in 2001, the Academy of American Poets invited people to "vote" for poets they most wanted to have a postage stamp. More than 10,000 people cast ballots, with Langston Hughes receiving the most votes. The vote tally was sent to the United States Postal Service, which issued a Langston Hughes stamp in January 2002.〔 On April 5, 2005 the Empire State Building was illuminated with blue lights to mark the 10th anniversary of National Poetry Month.〔 In 2006, the Academy of American Poets launched Poem-a-Day, publishing one new poem on its website Poets.org each day during the month-long celebration. Poem-a-Day is now a daily, year-long series, which has been syndicated by King Features.〔http://kingfeatures.com/features/columns-a-z/poem-a-day/〕 In 2012, the Academy of American Poets launched the Dear Poet project, which invites students to read and write poems during National Poetry Month, some of which are published on Poets.org. The project is accompanied by a lesson plan offered to K-12 teachers for free.〔http://www.writersforum.org/news_and_reviews/newsroom.html/article/2013/03/22/academy-of-american-poets-launches-dear-poet-student-letter-writing-project-〕 Each year, a special poster is commissioned by the Academy of American Poets for National Poetry Month, with almost 150,000 copies distributed to schools, libraries, and community centers for free. In the past, posters have been designed by noted graphic designers such as Chip Kidd and Milton Glaser. The 2015 National Poetry Month poster has been designed by ''New Yorker'' illustrator Roz Chast.〔http://www.bookweb.org/news/btw-news-briefs-515〕 Numerous books and poetry compilations have been published acknowledging National Poetry Month, such as ''The Knopf National Poetry Month Collection'' by Random House and ''Celebrating National Poetry Month'' by children's book author and poet Bruce Larkin. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Poetry Month」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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