Poetry Foundation Poetry App for Android and iOS

Wanting to read poetry shouldn't just be confined to April. There are times when you need a bit of Auden or a touch of Anna Marie Hong. The good news is that Smartphone and table users can download the free Poetry App from the Poetry Foundation.

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/mobile

You can sort by title, the first line in the poem or type in the name of the poet. Some of the poetry is in audio format so you really could listen while you work. And because we live in sociable times you could share a poem you really like via Facebook and Twitter.

I installed the app on an inexpensive tablet. It worked fine. I was able to select what I wanted to read. I did have trouble playing back the audio poems. I'm 99% sure my device is the problem but I just wanted to put it out their that there could be an issue.

So if you have wanted a way to read more Naruda or Christina Rossetti then this app could work for you.

Book Spine Poetry Photo Contest Finalists

Post by: Shatford Library Student Association

Hello everyone! Sorry about the wait, we had 33 wonderful entries to vote on. After much deliberation we have come up with not four, but six finalists. (Yeah, they were that good.)

So, without further adieu, I give you the finalists.

1

¡Caramba!  

¡Ask a mexican!  

Everything you need to know about latino history  

The end  

-Yvonne Romo

2

Let your life speak  

All things bright and beautiful  

The winged energy of delight  

Taking tine to just be  

Something to remember me by  

-Thomas Elrod

3

Ride the big red cars  

Scenic view ahead 

 Out with the stars  

Los Angeles  

The California I love 

-Tiffney Sanford

4

Not like I’m jealous or anything  

Liar  

Would I lie to you  

-Elizabeth Donahue 

5

Come to me in silence  

Never let me go  

Come my beloved  

Come be my light  

-Zack Elkhaldy

6

Frog and toad together  

Lost in the woods  

Where the sidewalk ends  

Loving  

A family of poems  

-Kelly Cole

Congratulations to the six finalists! 

Vote here. One vote per person please.

The winners will be announced at our potluck on Monday, April 29th. More details about the potluck will be included in an email coming to you soon. If you are not on our mailing list our email address is on the sidebar. Just shoot us an email and we will add your address to the list.