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“Dear Poet”: Promoting Poetry and Poets Laureate to Kids at Home

Posted by: Robert Casper

As the staff of the Poetry and Literature Center has moved to working remotely, and a number of our spring events have been canceled, we’ve talked about how we might promote poetry virtually. Today, we'd like to highlight "Dear Poet," a popular online feature by the Academy of American Poets that fosters an active engagement with both poems and the poets who write them—including a number of Poets Laureate.