Take Your Poet to School Week – April 5, 2027

Expected Take Your Poet to School Week Deals

As an educational and appreciation-focused week, Take Your Poet to School Week inspires unique promotions. While we await official 2027 programs, history shows that independent bookstores like Powell’s Books and Strand Bookstore often feature special displays and discounts on poetry collections. Educational suppliers such as Lakeshore Learning Materials and Scholastic may offer classroom resources or poetry-themed activity kits. Online literary platforms like Poets.org (from the Academy of American Poets) provide free lesson plans and resources for educators. Publishers like Penguin Random House and W. W. Norton & Company often highlight their poetry imprints. We will update this page with confirmed live deals and educational initiatives as April 2027 approaches.

History of Take Your Poet to School Week

Take Your Poet to School Week was created by Tweetspeak Poetry. The project was initially started for grown-ups and took place in July. Tweetspeak Poetry would provide cut and color poets that adults would color in, cut out, stick onto a popsicle stick, and bring to work with them. Over time, the organization received feedback from librarians and school teachers that schools should adopt the idea and that children should bring their favorite poet to school. So, Take Your Poet to School Week was founded in April by Tweetspeak Poetry. It happens to fall during National Poetry Month.

The Academy of Poets launched National Poetry Month in 1996. It drew its inspiration from the success of Black History Month and Women’s History Month. Like Take Your Poet to School Day, National Poetry Month’s goals are to remind us about the integral role poets play in our culture. It is also a reminder that poetry matters. During the month, publishers release poetry titles, poetry books become the focus of librarians and teachers, and bookstores hold poetry readings. National Poetry Month also encourages people to write a poem a day.

As the years have passed, National Poetry Month has grown into the largest literary celebration in the world. Every year, millions of readers, teachers, students, librarians, book shop owners, publishers, and families celebrate poetry’s role in their lives.