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April is National Poetry Month

April 2nd, 2019 · Comments Off on April is National Poetry Month · Books, City Library, Events, Main Branch, Teens, Trustees, Uncategorized

Please, check them out! Take them home! Be moved! Be inspired!

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Dear Poet

April 26th, 2018 · Comments Off on Dear Poet · Books, City Library, Main Branch

April is National Poetry Month. For inspiration please check out the poetry display by the elevator on the main floor.

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Do you have a favorite poet?

April 19th, 2016 · Comments Off on Do you have a favorite poet? · Books, Children, City Library, Events, Main Branch, News, Teens, Trustees

Do you have a favorite poet?

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Do You Haiku?

May 8th, 2015 · Comments Off on Do You Haiku? · Ages 0-2, Ages 2-3, Ages 4-5, Ages 6-13, Books, Children, City Library, Events, Foundation, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-12, Grades K-2, News, NH Room, Teens, Trustees

I dream of haiku — comments left for me by you — dusk is approaching

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Wordsmith Maxine Kumin

February 7th, 2014 · Comments Off on Wordsmith Maxine Kumin · Books, City Library, Local Author Series, Local History, Main Branch, NH Room

A favorite poem about Winter by the late poet Maxine Kumin,

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An Ode to the Haggis

January 21st, 2014 · Comments Off on An Ode to the Haggis · Books, City Library, Events, Foundation, Friends of the West Manchester Community Library, Local History, Main Branch, News, NH Room, Teens, Trustees

O my Luve’s like a red, red rose.

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TEEN POETRY SLAM: SLAMMIN’ @ YOUR LIBRARY

April 17th, 2012 · Comments Off on TEEN POETRY SLAM: SLAMMIN’ @ YOUR LIBRARY · Books, City Library, Events, Grades 6-12, Main Branch, Teens

Any teens out there who want to share the art of the spoken word?

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For Librarians

April 3rd, 2012 · 2 Comments · Books, Children, City Library, Events, Main Branch, Teens

For the librarian knows books are easily burned,
Recycled, or digitized, reduced to oxygen, carbon,
Silicon, and such basic elements as hate…

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O Captain, My Captain!

April 19th, 2011 · Comments Off on O Captain, My Captain! · Books, City Library, Main Branch, NH Room, Teens

April is National Poetry Month.

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Summer Stars

August 12th, 2010 · Comments Off on Summer Stars · Books, City Library

The Perseid meteor shower has been observed by mankind for almost two thousand years.

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