National Poetry Month Archives - San Antonio Report

Former Poet Laureate of San Antonio Octavio Quintanilla is being honored with three exhibitions during National Poetry Month.

Former poet laureate Octavio Quintanilla celebrated during National Poetry Month

by Nicholas Frank April 17, 2024April 22, 2024

Former San Antonio poet laureate Octavio Quintanilla is featured in multiple exhibitions and events during National Poetry Month.

Children play at Hemisfair's Yanaguana Park.

Live Like a Local

Total Eclipse of the Park, heartfelt art and poesía in this weekend’s ‘Go Do That!’

by Nicholas Frank and Bria Woods April 4, 2024April 4, 2024

San Antonio National Poetry Month coordinator Jim LaVilla-Havelin will be presenting a range of jazz poetry each day at noon on KRTU 91.7 during Jazz Poetry Week.

From the Beats to Vocab, poetry and jazz combine this week on KRTU

by Nicholas Frank April 10, 2023April 12, 2023

The Salinas Street Bridge over the San Pedro Creek is one of the structures slated for demolition by the Improvements Project. The group at the ‘Writers Take a Walk’ event explored the basin before construction begins this fall. Photo by Barbara Maxwell.

San Pedro Creek Inspires Authors During National Poetry Month

by Don Mathis April 17, 2016October 7, 2016

A worker walks by a waterfall just before the San Pedro Creek disappears under César E. Chávez Blvd. Writers and photographers are invited to explore the stream on April 9. Photo by Don Mathis.

Arts & Culture, Gov & Politics

‘Writers Take a Walk’ Along San Pedro Creek

by Don Mathis April 7, 2016October 7, 2016

Naomi Shihab Nye poses for a photo at a poet workshop at Lanier High School. Photo by Scott Ball.

Arts & Culture, Education

Poet Inspires Creativity Among Westside Students

by Bekah McNeel April 14, 2015January 31, 2020

La Voz de San Antonio encourages performers of all ages to celebrate national poetry month by adding their voice to this spoken word competition. Courtesy photo.

Celebrate National Poetry Month with La Voz de San Antonio

by Amanda Lane Harr April 3, 2015

"Anthony the Poet." Photo by Sarah Brooke Lyons of the 1005 Faces project.

Arts & Culture, Lifestyle

National Poetry Month in San Antonio: The Gift of Words

by Don Mathis April 8, 2014October 7, 2016

American flags on Memorial Day in Boston. Photo by Flickr user Matt Kieffer (creative commons).

Arts & Culture, Lifestyle

Addressing Democracy in the United States: A Poetic Reflection

by Rene Jaime Gonzalez April 3, 2014October 7, 2016