MCPL Celebrates National Poetry Month 2023


National Poetry Month at MCPL!

Celebrate National Poetry Month with special displays in our branches, and several programs that honor this beloved literary form.

Saturday, April 8:

2-3:30pm
DIY Magnetic Poetry at Kensington Park Library

2:30-4pm
Teen Advisory Board Meeting & Poetry Slam! – presented by the Teen Advisory Board at Aspen Hill Library

Saturday, April 22

2-3pm
Meet the Poets: Breaking the Blank at Quince Orchard Library


Thursday, April 27

5:30-7:30pm
Contemporary Conversations with Pulitzer Prize Author Tyehimba Jess – Poetry, Creativity, and Expression at Gaithersburg Library


Saturday, April 29

2-3:30pm
Poetry Reading: I’d Rather Be Called a Nerd – presented by Dominic McDonald at Rockville Memorial Library