National Poetry Month has been touted as the largest literary event in America, held every April in towns and cities nationwide, since 1996. The celebration brings together poets, students, educators, bookstore owners, arts venues and especially everyday lovers of poetry, with the simple goals: highlight the work of everyday American poets and encourage us all to read, teach and support this priceless artform.
“In celebration of National Poetry Month, Shaun Griffin, our current Nevada Poet Laureate, had established a reading series at Sundance Bookstore starting in 1999,” says Gailmarie Pahmeier, Nevada Poet Laureate, 2021-2024, Professor Emerita, University of Nevada, Reno.
“It continued in Reno for 25 years until it ended last year. “The closing of Sundance last year broke lots of hearts, and one thing I thought I’d profoundly miss was the April reading series,” says Gailmaire Pahmeier…