When I got home today an Amazon box was waiting for me at my door. This is just what I needed to help brighten up my day after a very long and stressful day at work. Don’t you just hate those days? Ah well, that’s over and I’ve spent a very nice evening reading.

Oh I almost forgot to tell you, I got Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky. I didn’t start it tonight but it is going to the top of my nightstand pile. Yes, I only got one book. Hard to believe right?

In the meantime I’m debating whether to continue with The Secret of Lost Things by Sheridan Hay. I’m only at page 30 or so and this book just isn’t grabbing me. It’s supposed to be a story that appeals to the book-obsessed but I almost feel like it’s trying too hard to be appealing. I think this book will go back to the library unread. I won’t completely mark it off my TBR list but for now I will go with something else.

And, that something else is The Anodyne Necklace by Martha Grimes. This is the third book in the Richard Jury series. Ah, it’s good to see that Aunt Agatha is still as maddening as ever.

I usually go to Poets.org when I want to read some poetry. It is a terrific source but being that it’s National Poetry Month I’ve been looking for all the poetry I can get. I’ve come up with some fabulous finds, and some that I know will become favorites.

• Poetry Foundation. They have podcasts, a blog and even a Poetry Tool that allows you to find a poem for special occasions. I’m going back to check out their latest podcast on The Joy of Sax by Billy Collins.
• If you want to test your poetry knowledge check out the poetry quiz by The Dallas Morning News. It was fun although I think they should have added a rating don’t you think? Not that I did that well on it or anything but I think most bookworms would like that sort of thing.
• Poetry Thursday is an online community for bloggers to share their love of poetry. I like the writing prompts.
• You can still sign up at the Borzoi Reader to get poems sent to your inbox daily. It’s a nice way to start the day I must say.

I haven’t decided yet which book to read for Poetry Month but I still plan on doing that, and Christine and I are planning to go check out a poetry reading somewhere in Dallas before the month is out.

So anyone else have any plans for celebrating poetry month? Or some favorite poetry sites to share?