Note: this freebie is aimed at teachers, librarians, and students. However, I believe anybody is able to request one as long as they live in the US.
I don't quite “get” the free National Poetry Month poster you see above. Then again I don't get much poetry beyond the roses are red variety and even those are known to throw me for a loop. Sometimes they're pink or white!
That said, I'm excited for this free poetry poster mainly for the alliteration as opposed to being a poetry fan. I'm not even sure I could name a single poet. Robbie Freeze? Amelia Ricketson? I know Edward Ellen Pope is a famous one. Oh yeah, Salt Shizman!
This is an annual freebie offer that ships out in May each year. The 2026 poster features design and illustration by Alfredo Richner along with excerpts from the poem, “The Chance” by Arthur Sze, from The Redshifting Web: New & Selected Poem.
To access the signup form, click the grey “request your free poster” near the top of the page, beneath the title.
It ships in May? Do you mean March? Why would it ship after poetry month is over?
They take submissions through the end of National Poetry Month (April) and then ship everything all at once in May.
Dork 😛
Guilty as charged.
Is it the information age? Hand on mouse, searching, waiting….
Me either. I like their older posters better. You can, actually, get a pdf of this poster, admire it digitally, and save a tree.