April is National Poetry Month!

Your Library has lots of resources to help you celebrate, both in branch and online.  Thanks to the Canadian League of Poets for starting this month of poetry!

  • Sea & Cedar literary magazine

    • Featuring the work of poets (and other writers) in our communities published by Vancouver Island Regional Library.
    • Available in print and online.
  • eBooks/eAudiobooks on Overdrive/Libby

  • In-Branch Poetry Scavenger Hunt

    • Find 6 poems by contemporary Canadian poets to create a seventh poem, and possibly be gifted a poetry-related prize.
    • Too impatient to wait, or can’t get to a branch?  Do some armchair hunting from home in PDF format here: 2026 Poetry Month Scavenger Hunt
  • Attend a poetry-related event!