Today, we’re delighted to offer a collection of classic and contemporary April poems !
In his famous poem, “The Wasteland,” T.S. Eliot called April “the cruelest month.” Current events seem to support his conclusion. But in the United States, April is also National Poetry Month, and we think poetry is a lovely way to soften the cruelty, find joy, and make room for deep breaths. It’s the perfect time to read some poems for April.
In honor of this month, here are ten April poems worth your time, exploring themes of love, nature, tension, and new life.
Spring
Edna St. Vincent Millay
To what purpose, April, do you return again?
Beauty is not enough.
You can no longer quiet me with the redness
Of little leaves opening stickily.
I know what I know.
The sun is hot on my neck as I observe
The spikes of the crocus.
The smell of the earth is good.
It is apparent that there is no death.
But what does that signify?
Not only under ground are the brains of men
Eaten by maggots.
Life in itself
Is nothing,
An empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs.
It is not enough that yearly, down this hill,
April
Comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.
(Here are five more Edna St. Vincent Millay poems to enjoy!)
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