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Write an Ode to Colorado Beer

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Audrey Glasebrook in Library Blog, News

Calling all poets Ode: A lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter. Often sung. The 2020 Fort Collins (Virtual) Book Festival celebrates 5 years of showcasing Fort Collins’ favorite pastimes: craft beer, music, food, science & technology, […]

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Poetry: Tween Zone Weekly Challenge

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Library Staff in Book Recommendations, Library Blog, Library Programs, Writing

“Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.”Rita Dove, U.S. Poet Laureate from 1993 to 1995 Poetry can be joyous or heartbreaking, full of wonder or even anger. It helps us express thoughts and emotions that can’t be contained by prose, the ordinary language people use for speaking and writing. Your challenge this […]

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5 Easy Ways to Celebrate National Poetry Month

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Katie Auman in Library Blog, Local Happenings, Writing

Did you know that National Poetry Month is the largest literary celebration in the world? This makes it a perfect time to celebrate the contributions from local poets and encourage others to give poetry a try. Popular children’s writer and poet Kenn Nesbitt explains that good poetry always makes the reader feel something: “A good […]

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April is National Poetry Month

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Library Staff in Captain Cache, Captain Cache Podcast, Library Blog, Library Services

Ahoy! Cap’n Cache reporting for National Poetry Month (aka April). Bein’ a man o’ the high seas, I don’t dabble much in the world o’ poetry, but I figured for this special month I’d check it out. National Poetry Month was established in 1996 by the Academy o’ American Poets. Arr! It be the largest […]

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