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?

As I mentioned yesterday, my weekend was spent reading and wow did I finish some good books. Select the title if you want to read more of my thoughts on the books, spoiler-free of course. Here are the three I read:

• Storm Front by Jim Butcher. This was my first book for the Once Upon a Time Challenge. I admit I’ve always skipped over the sci-fi section in the bookstores, but I’m glad about finally exploring this genre. I think I can already tell I will like the Urban Fantasy sub-genre. I mean, I already enjoy stories of vampires so why not add some wizards, demons and faeries to the mix.
• Consequences of Sin by Clare Langley-Hawthorne. I pretty much started and finished this one in a day. It reminded me a bit of the Maisie Dobbs books which I love. The only bad thing about this book is now the wait for the second in the series which won’t be out until April 2008.
• The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu. A beautiful story of the immigrant experience in America. It’s a story about losing a country and trying to find a sense of place in a new world.

So now I’m off to find the next good reads.