Raymond Library: April is National Poetry Month.

Raymond Library: April is National Poetry Month.
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Raymond Library recently issued the following announcement.

Celebrate by checking out poetry books, or creating your own poem at the library. Supplies for Black Out and Cut Out poetry are available for ALL ages both upstairs and down.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up

Like a raisin in the sun?

Or fester like a sore-

And then run?

Does it stink like rotten meat?

Or crust and sugar over-

like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags

like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?~ 

Harlem by Langston Hughes

Original source can be found here.



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