Earth Day Poetry

Earth Day is April 22nd. This year we celebrate with poetry from around the island, around the world and “From One Island to Another.”

Earth Day Poems booklist from the library.

A selection of Earth Day poems – click on the links to read, listen to, or watch poems being read by poets.

“Thank You, Tree” by Fatou M’Baye, 5th grade “Problems with Hurricanes” by Victor Hernandez Cruz “Remember” by Joy Harjo
“From Blossoms” by Li-Young Lee Amphibious by Aimee Suzara “Earth Day” by Jane Yolen

Environmental Literacy and Action for Earth Day by Poets. org – In honor of Earth Day and this year’s campaign for environmental and climate literacy, browse our selection of poems for Earth Day.

 

 

Rise: From One Island to Another: Don’t miss this powerful poem and film documentary by “Two indigenous poets – one from the Marshall Islands and another from Greenland – who meet at the source of our rising seas to share a moment of solidarity.”

Artists for the Earth: LITERARY ARTS: “Poets today are serving as witnesses to climate change while bringing attention to important environmental issues and advocating for preservation and conservation.” (Scroll down the page, past Fiction, to the POETRY section.)

Create Your Own Earth Day poems with Earth Stanzas: Read a poem and create your own with the writing prompts by clicking on Earth Stanzas.