"By all accounts, National Poetry Month has been part of a nationwide revival of interest in poetry over the last decade or so."
—Publishers Weekly

"[National Poetry Month] is a marketing tool that works. Thousands of bookstores and cultural institutions line up poetry readings and workshops, hanging posters to bring beleaguered and oft ignored poets necessary attention. It shouldn’t be confined to a month"
—The Village Voice

"When I was in college, poetry was radical; there were giant readings. It was just so exciting; we had books of poetry everywhere. It a part of the culture. I want to bring that back. I want to give people a feeling of excitement. I want to give people a sense of confidence. I want to encourage people to go to the library and browse. Go to a bookstore and browse. Now, who goes to the poetry section of a bookstore? That’s why it’s so good to have National Poetry Month in April, because nobody goes to the poetry section, unless you know what you’re looking for."
—Camille Paglia, interview in the Boston Phoenix

"It isn’t just the content that draws people [to Poets.org]; it’s the attitude as well. The site, like NPM events, has a 'you are welcome here' feel. The academy seems to be sharing what it loves, not handing down decrees from on high."
—Christian Science Monitor

Do yourself a favor and peruse the revamped web site from the Academy of American Poets... You'll need to set aside some quality time. It's like a literary Disneyland."
—Yahoo!

"Poetry, if we may take a moment to explain to the young people, is an art form somewhat like rap, only it does not sell, and since the death of Lord Byron there has been a paucity of bling-bling. Seeking to remedy this, The Academy of American Poets pulled in quite the dazzling lineup of celebrities to read at the Juilliard Theater at Lincoln Center on Tuesday."
—The New York Times

"The broad range of creative work of the evening's featured presenters should stand as testimony to poetry's power."
—The Village Voice

News from the Academy of American Poets

Poets.org Launches Mobile Site, March 2008

Humanities: The Magazine of the National Endowment for the Humanities, May/June 2004

Publishers Weekly, April 5, 2005

Scholastic News, April 4, 2005

The Patriot News, April 21, 2005