23K views · 965 reactions | It's National Poetry Month and we're celebrating with U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón! She showed us her favorite part of the Library's Jefferson Building and, in case you missed it, she's also the guest editor this month of The Academy of American Poets Poem-a-Day series! | The Library of Congress | Facebook

6.9K views · 53 reactions | The NLI is delighted to host a series of literary events throughout the month of June. The programme will be headlined by the annual Joseph Hassett Yeats Lecture, taking place at 7pm on Monday, 13th June. This lecture will be delivered by Ireland Professor of Poetry 2013-2016, Paula Meehan. To book a place, email [email protected]. | National Library of Ireland | Facebook

7.6K views · 137 reactions | As it's National Poetry Day today, the Scottish Poetry Library and ourselves made a little video :-) This is a reading of 'Doctor Wha', a Scots poem by the Scottish writer and poet, James Robertson. | National Library of Scotland | Facebook