Welcome to the National Poetry Month LibGuide!
This month celebrates poetry and its poets to raise awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States.
Check out how we are celebrating:
Sha'Condria "iCon" Sibley is a spoken word poet from Alexandria, Louisiana. She is currently based in New Orleans, Louisiana where she founded Team SNO (Slam New Orleans). iCon has won team and individual national and regional poetry slam titles, featured in plays, TV, and performed at Essence Music Festival. She is known for her poem "To All the Little Black Girls with Big Names." Hear her perform the poem below!
Blank Verse: poetry written without precise meter that does not rhyme
Rhymed poetry: poems rhyme by definition, although their scheme varies
Free verse: poetry that lacks a consistent rhyme scheme, metrical pattern, or musical form
Epics: lengthy, narrative work of poetry
Narrative poetry: similar to an epic, a narrative poem tells a story
Spoken word poetry: oral poetic performance art that is based mainly on the poetic as well as the performer's aesthetic qualities
