HR 437 — A Resolution recognizing the month of April 2026 as "National Poetry Month" in Pennsylvania.

PRINTER'S NO.   3003

                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 437
                                              Session of
                                                2026

     INTRODUCED BY FREEMAN, JAMES, HILL-EVANS, BRENNAN, VENKAT,
        HARKINS, VITALI, GUZMAN, BURGOS, KHAN, RIVERA, CEPEDA-
        FREYTIZ, SAMUELSON, HOWARD, SANCHEZ, COOPER, MAYES, CIRESI
        AND DALEY, MARCH 13, 2026

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC
        DEVELOPMENT, MARCH 16, 2026


                               A RESOLUTION
 1   Recognizing the month of April 2026 as "National Poetry Month"
 2      in Pennsylvania.
 3      WHEREAS, The Academy of American Poets established its
 4   observance of "National Poetry Month" in 1996; and
 5      WHEREAS, As led by the Academy of American Poets, "National
 6   Poetry Month" has become the largest literary celebration in the
 7   world; and
 8      WHEREAS, April 2026 marks the 30th celebration of "National
 9   Poetry Month"; and
10      WHEREAS, "National Poetry Month" highlights the extraordinary
11   legacy and ongoing achievement of American poets; and
12      WHEREAS, "National Poetry Month" introduces Americans to the
13   pleasures and benefits of reading poetry; and
14      WHEREAS, "National Poetry Month" reinforces the importance of
15   poetry in children's learning and assists teachers in bringing
16   poetry into their classrooms; and
 1      WHEREAS, Poetry has generated some of our nation's leading
 2   creative artists; and
 3      WHEREAS, Poetry has inspired other artists in fields spanning
 4   music, theater, film, dance and the visual arts; and
 5      WHEREAS, "Poetry Out Loud" included more than 2,250 high
 6   school students who participated in the competition in 61
 7   schools across this Commonwealth in 2025; and
 8      WHEREAS, Numerous communities throughout this Commonwealth
 9   celebrate their local poets by appointing them as poet laureate
10   of their community; and
11      WHEREAS, Language arts, including poetry, integrate the
12   creative arts and humanities and reflect the present and
13   historic educational, economic and social fabric of our
14   communities; therefore be it
15      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
16   month of April 2026 as "National Poetry Month" in Pennsylvania.




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