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Poet in a Cupcake Day celebrates the joy of poetry and baking every 2nd Friday of April. This occasion, a capstone to Take Your Poet to School Week, encourages everyone to create delicious cupcakes decorated with lines from their favorite poets. Get baking, share your creations, and spread literary cheer!
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Expected Poet in a Cupcake Day Deals
While we wait for official 2027 promotions to drop, history shows that bakeries and grocery stores often roll out special cupcake deals. Look for discounts at local bakeshops like Sprinkles Cupcakes or Georgetown Cupcake, and keep an eye on grocery chains such as Kroger and Safeway for sales on baking ingredients from brands like Betty Crocker and Pillsbury. Bookstores like Barnes & Noble might offer promotions on poetry collections alongside sweet treats. We will update this page with confirmed live deals as April 9 approaches.
Platform Guide for Poet in a Cupcake Day
TikTok
Tag @www.nationaltoday.com and use #PoetInACupcakeDay. Film a quick tutorial on decorating cupcakes with poetic flair or share a spoken-word poem while baking.
Tag @nationaltoday_ and use #PoetInACupcakeDay. Post aesthetically pleasing photos of your literary-themed cupcakes or short video clips of friends enjoying them.
Mention National Today (facebook.com/nationaltoday) and use #PoetInACupcakeDay. Share your favorite poem and a picture of the cupcake it inspired, encouraging others to do the same.
Poet in a Cupcake Day Hero
Shel Silverstein
History of Poet in a Cupcake Day
Poet in a Cupcake Day was founded in April 2018, by Tweetspeak, which was initially a poetry community that frequently hosted poetry parties where people could attend, write and submit poetry on Twitter or to their blog website. These parties grew quite quickly, gaining attention and new members.
Tweetspeak originally started as a small group of friends on Twitter who loved writing and sharing their poetry online. On October 3, 2009, they formally launched Tweetspeak to keep pace with their poetry archives and party activities. A software developer called Eric Swalberg built their first site and they started to observe significant growth and more social media following.
In March 2012, Tweetspeak was obtained by T. S. Poetry Press, a publishing company that publishes poetry and other forms of literature. On June 8, in the same year, a T.S poetry Press title was named one of Oprah’s Best Summer Reads. On January 15, 2013, Tweetspeak launched its first annual Poetry at Work Day and was featured at Huffpo’s Austengaza. On July 2, 2013, Tweetspeak issued the first of many ‘poetry dares’ inviting reluctant readers into the gifts of poetry, which got quite a reception from the public.
On July 16, 2013, poets stormed workplaces around the world with the first Take Your Poet to Work Day. It was featured in the “Paris Review” and “New York Observer.” In April 2018, our beloved poets made a move to the school year with Take your poet to school week, capping off on Poet in a Cupcake Day.
Poet in a Cupcake Day timeline
Four friends Glynn Young, Jim Wood, Jim Wood, Eric Swalberg, and L.L. Barkat, officially launch the poetry party called Tweetspeak.
T. S. Poetry Press is a publishing company that publishes poetry, fiction, and non-fiction.
Tweetspeak launches its first annual poetry at Work Day.
Through the efforts of Tweetspeak, Poet in a Cupcake Day launches as part of the poetry event week.
How Businesses Can Celebrate Poet in a Cupcake Day
Local bakeries and coffee shops can celebrate Poet in a Cupcake Day by offering special literary-themed cupcakes, perhaps with edible poetry quotes or designs inspired by famous authors. Bookstores can host poetry readings paired with local cupcake vendors, creating a sweet and intellectual experience for customers. Schools and libraries might organize a ‘Poetry & Pastry’ event, inviting students to share their favorite poems while enjoying decorated cupcakes, fostering a love for both arts.
Poet in a Cupcake Day FAQs
When is Poet in a Cupcake Day?
In 2027, this sweet celebration lands on Friday, April 9. It’s a delightful opportunity to blend the art of poetry with the joy of baking, encouraging creativity across all ages.
How many cupcakes are eaten annually?
Cupcakes remain a beloved treat across the U.S., with millions sold daily in bakeries and grocery stores. This day provides a unique reason to indulge and get creative with your baking.
What is the history behind Poet in a Cupcake Day?
Stemming from the broader ‘Take Your Poet to School Week,’ this specific day was designed to culminate the week’s activities with a creative and delicious celebration, making poetry accessible and enjoyable for all participants.
What is Take Your Poet to School Week?
This educational initiative, preceding Poet in a Cupcake Day, aims to bring poets and poetry into classrooms through engaging activities. It encourages students to explore different poetic forms and appreciate the impact of words.
Poet in a Cupcake Day Activities
Bake and decorate some cupcakes
Bake a pan full of delicious cupcakes. Decorate with frosting and sprinkles and top it up with a poet sticker on a popsicle stick or toothpick. You can also draw your own pictures and color them.
Share your cupcakes with friends and colleagues
You can take decorated treats to school or work and share them with all your friends or colleagues. You can also share pictures of your cupcakes on social media.
Decorate a cut ‘n color cupcake
If you’re short on baking time or looking for a healthier option, you can download and print cut ‘n color cupcake patterns and decorate with crayons, magic markers, or paint with glitter. You can also scribble a line of poetry on colored cardboard and attach it to it.
5 Types Of Poetry
Blank verse
Blank verse is poetry written with a precise meter — almost always iambic pentameter — that does not rhyme.
Rhyming poetry
In contrast to blank verse, rhymed poems rhyme by definition, although their scheme varies
Epics
An epic poem is a lengthy, narrative work of poetry — these long poems typically detail extraordinary feats and adventures of characters from the distant past.
Sonnets
A sonnet is a 14-line poem, typically (but not exclusively) concerning the topic of love, and contains internal rhymes within their 14 lines; the exact rhyme scheme depends on the style of a sonnet.
Narrative poetry
Similar to an epic, a narrative poem tells a story.
Why We Love Poet in a Cupcake Day
An opportunity to honor our poets
We get to honor our poets and revive the oral traditions of poetry recitals. We also promote the reading, writing, and teaching of poetry.
Linguistic diversity through poetic expression is encouraged
We get to support linguistic diversity through poetic expression. In doing so, we help increase the chance for endangered languages to be heard.
It raises the visibility of poetry in the media
By celebrating Poet in a Cupcake Day, we help bring about the convergence between poetry and other arts such as baking and painting. This helps to raise the visibility of poetry in the media.
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