April is National Poetry Month in Canada. This year, the chosen theme is Resilience. The past year has been a challenge for all of us. Yet here we are, continuing to get up every day, come to school, work and learn, and find ways to spend time with our friends and loved ones. Yes, we have been (maybe learned to be) resilient.
From the League of Canadian Poets:
“What does it mean to be resilient? We meet resilience in every corner we’ve been backed into, every hardship that we endure. Resilience is geographical, spiritual, historical. It’s the fight against climate change, the inner battle with mental health, the outcry for human rights and an end to systemic racism. Resilience is the backbone of generations of trauma, the silence at the dinner table, the bow to culture’s violin. Resilience is the courage to start each day anew. This NPM 2021, we celebrate, reflect on and respect the resilience that has made us who we are.”
Whether you compose your own or consume others’ poems, celebrate poetry this month. Come to the library to check out the display of poetry by Canadians from a variety of backgrounds.