Poem In Your Pocket Day

Yesterday, in celebration of National Poetry Month, some New York City Public Schools participated in the 8th annual Poem In Your Pocket Day. Students were encouraged to write or find their favorite poem and recite them to their teachers and fellow classmates.

Mayor Bloomberg joined in the celebration by reading his poem which was inspired by an Emily Dickinson poem.


"Hope" NYC
By Mike Bloomberg

"Hope" is the thing with feathers
That makes our City soar
It will take us to the future
As it's carried us before
Hope is the thing with feathers
That travels all our streets
It sings in every language
It sometimes even tweets
And though we may not see it
It perches everywhere
In new shops and small businesses
In every schoolroom chair
It could be our famous pigeon
Or fabled red-tailed hawk
Hope is the thing with feathers
That flies throughout New YAWK


Some students found out that they were a poet and didn't even know it!