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National Poetry Day

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If words were musical notes, poetry would be the song that never fades. Each year, National Poetry Day gives language its moment in the spotlight, inviting people to read, write and share verses that stir thought or spark a smile. Launched in 1994 by the Forward Arts Foundation, the day falls on the first Thursday of October. It isn"t just for seasoned poets—it"s for schoolchildren scribbling rhymes, commuters catching a poem on the Tube and anyone willing to pause and let lines linger. Every year carries a theme, steering the creativity of classrooms, libraries and festivals across the nation. This year"s theme is play.

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Oxbow Bend am Snake River, Grand-Teton-Nationalpark, Wyoming, USA

Oxbow Bend, parc national du Grand Teton, États-Unis

Oxbow Bend en el río Snake, Parque Nacional Grand Teton, Wyoming, EE. UU.

Oxbow Bend on the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States

Oxbow Bend on the Snake River, Wyoming, United States

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