National Poetry Month

Not sure which poet to read next?  Browse the poetry display at the Main campus library or check out one of the poets on the list of most popular contemporary or historical poets from the Academy of American Poets website.

Here are some of their works: 

1. Billy Collins - [poet info]
2. Nikki Giovanni - [poet info]
3. Gary Soto - [poet info]
4. Charles Simic - [poet info]
5. Elizabeth Alexander - [poet info]
6. Naomi Shihab Nye - [poet info]
7. Rita Dove - [poet info]
8. Mary Oliver - [poet info]
9. Kay Ryan - [poet info]
10. Adrienne Rich - [poet info]
11. John Ashbery - [poet info]
12. Yusef Komunyakaa - [poet info]
13. Mark Strand - [poet info]
14. Donald Hall - [poet info]
15. Louise Glück - [poet info]

But be sure to check out a linked list of popular historic poets, too.  

Other highlights from the GCC Libraries poetry collection include:

• Some National Book Award Winners for Poetry
• Videos about poems, poets, and poetry
• More than 100 anthologies of poetry
  including poetry related to the following themes and places: American, Chinese, African-American, the old West, Iranian, French, Canadian, Persian, Brazilian, Indonesian, Japanese, Spanish, Native American, Urdu, modern, contemporary, surrealist, women's, war, peace, spiritual, and more.
• Streaming Video that may be related to poems, poetry or poets.

Happy Poetry Month!