Poem in Your Pocket Day: April 29, 2021
In celebration of National Poetry Month, the American Academy of Poets has designated April 29 as National Poem in Your Pocket Day 2021. Until recently, the idea was simple: people selected a poem that they loved during National Poetry Month and carried it with them to share with co-workers, family, and friends. People unfolded poems from pockets throughout the day with events in parks, libraries, schools, workplaces, and bookstores. In light of the current COVID-19 circumstances, the celebration can continue digitally:
Here are ways to celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day 2021:
- Select a poem and share it on social media using the hashtag #pocketpoem.
- Simultaneously participate in the Shelter in Poems initiative, and select a poem that brings you solace during this time of distance and solitude. Share what it means to you and use the hashtags #pocketpoem and #ShelterInPoems.
- Record a video of yourself reading a poem, then share it on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, or another social media platform you use.
- Email a poem to your friends, family, neighbors, or local government leaders.
- Schedule a video chat and read a poem to your loved ones.
- Add a poem to your email footer.
- Read a poem out loud from your porch, window, backyard or outdoor space.
Poem in My Pocket:
In the midst of all that is transpiring, I wake up each day with a heart filled with gratitude that I am alive and well and “clothed in my right mind.” I often begin my day by reciting Psalm 118:24 the inspiration for this original psalm, the inspiration for the Poem in My Pocket for 2021:
Good News Day
This is the day the LORD has made;
we will rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24
It’s a good news day
no blues day
new shoes
no way to lose
What a good news day!
It’s a great day
I can’t wait day
lift your voice
let’s rejoice
Good God, a good news day!
It’s a payday
goin my way day
no nay–all yea
what you say
Such a good news day!
It’s a live it up day
overflowin cup day
It’s a bright and bubbly
doubly lovely
Show-nuff good news day!
Here is a link to a discussion of “Good News Day” posted on Dr. J’s Apothecary Shoppe. Check out.
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