{"id":10337,"date":"2021-04-29T14:58:39","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T20:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/?p=10337"},"modified":"2021-04-29T15:10:37","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T21:10:37","slug":"celebrate-poetry-in-your-pocket-day-by-sharing-a-poem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/2021\/04\/29\/celebrate-poetry-in-your-pocket-day-by-sharing-a-poem\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Poem in your Pocket Day by Sharing a Poem"},"content":{"rendered":"

April 29th marks National Poetry Month\u2019s Poem in your pocket day. While <\/span>Poets.org<\/span><\/a> list a number of ways to celebrate, the DePaul University Library encourages you to share a poem on social media using hashtag #PocketPoem. Here\u2019s our pick for Poem in your Pocket Day 2021:<\/span><\/p>\n

Dreams<\/b><\/a> by <\/b>Langston Hughes (1902-1967)<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Hold fast to dreams\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For if dreams die<\/span><\/p>\n

Life is a broken-winged bird<\/span><\/p>\n

That cannot fly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hold fast to dreams<\/span><\/p>\n

For when dreams go<\/span><\/p>\n

Life is a barren field<\/span><\/p>\n

Frozen with snow.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Homage to the poet Langston Hughes by Artist Peter Clarke (1929-2014) was part of an Exhibition Wind Blowing on the Cape Flats at Institute of International Visual Arts January 16 – March 9, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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We also recommend you check out some of our poetry resources within the collection.<\/span><\/p>\n