Luxuriate in blooming verse: A case for expanding National Poetry Month into a full season

By: Huascar Medina

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: May 7, 2026

Words: 742

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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National Poetry Month has come and gone, and the flowers are still blooming, and the poets are still reading. It came and went so fast that I am not sure any of us were actually able to sit with the poems floating by us — or if we stopped long enough to smell the sweet scent of flowers, planted and envisioned.

This year marked the 30th anniversary of the beloved monthlong celebration of poetry …

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