Calendar of Poet Birthdays

As we look for a “hook” for promoting poetry, celebrating poet birthdays is one way to make a personal connection—one that children particularly enjoy.

The list begins:

January

2 Jean Little

5 Monica Gunning

6 Carl Sandburg

7 Minfong Ho

6 Carl Sandburg

18 A. A. Milne; Grace Nichols

19 Pat Mora; Edgar Allan Poe; Effie Lee Newsom

25 Robert Burns

27 Lewis Carroll

29 Tony Johnston

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