Celebrating National Poetry Month: EBook Poetry, Open Mic Nights, Poetry Readings

April is National Poetry Month, so we thought we would start off by highlighting some wonderful poetry collections you can pack for your next vacation for some creative reading!  We’ve also rounded up our picks for some of the fantastic local events in the area for Poetry Readings and Open Mic Nights to keep you inspired.

Beautiful Books of Poetry to Read on Spring Break and Summer Vacations on the Road

• Their Footsteps by Kassie J. Runyon
• In Transit: Poems of Travel via Emma Press Publishing
• Madness by Sam Sax
• She is the Sun: A Collection of Poetry by Niccole Salm
• This One Wild and Precious Life by Sara Wilson
• Inspired Poems for Life’s Traveler by Edward McCoul
• No Matter the Wreckage by Sarah Kay
• You’re the 
• The Stars You Forgot About: by Bente Benedict
• Magic of the Modest by R.C. Perez
• Most Beautiful Thing That Happened by Arisa White
• American Flowers by Tyler Flynn Dorholt
• Afterland by Mai Der Vang
• MyOTHER Tongue by Rosa Alcala
• Poem-mobiles: Crazy Car Poems
• I Hope You Stay by Courney Peppernell
• Healing is a Gift by Alexandra Vasiliu
• Drive, They Said: Poems about Americans and Their Cars by Kurt Brown
• Songs for the Open Road: Poems of Travel & Adventure

Local Events for Poetry

April 5th at 5:00PM to 7:00PM – Poetry and Printmaking workshop at New Lenox Public Library District in New Lenox

April 7th at 6:30PM to 10:00PM – Red Carpet Poetry SLAM 2022 at Adler Planetarium in Chicago

April 8th at 5:30PM to 7:00PM – Wax Poetic: Poetry Reading & Open Mic Night at Common Grounds Coffee in Sycamore, IL

April 9th at 11:00AM to 12:00PM – First Peoples Poetry Reading A Tribute to the Living Nations, Living Words Project

April 10th starting at 6PM – Uptown Poetry Slam at Green Mill Jazz Club in Chicago

April 11th from 2:00PM to 3:30PM – Poetry Greeting Cards at the Glencoe Public Library in Glencoe

April 14th 7:00PM to 8:00PM – Open-Door: Madeleine LeCesne, Michell Mille, Nat Pyper Zheng at the Poetry Foundation in Chicago

April 21st from 7:00PM to 8:30PM – Barbara Henry Poetry Reading at River Forest Public Library

April 21st from 3:30PM to 4:45PM – Poems for Pancakes Grades 5 through 8 at the River Forest Public Library

April 28th from 8:00PM to 9:00PM – Teen Poetry Open Mic Night at Des Plaines Public Library

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