April is National Poetry month. Admittedly, I don’t think of myself as needing a special month to wax poetic (wink wink) about the nature-inspired poetry books that we love. But apparently I AM the type of person that needs a national initiative because I hadn’t put together a post sharing this collection until now.

There’s a wide variety of subjects on our list of favorites. Insectlopedia that focus on insects to Old Elm Speaks that highlights trees. One of my absolute favorites is When Green Becomes Tomatoes. But I also get so excited when someone will read Joyful Noise with me. Every poem in that book is written for two readers making one poem. It’s just a pile of beautiful poetry.

• Insectlopedia
• Winter Bees
• When Green Becomes Tomatoes
• Sing a Song of Seasons
• Joyful Noise
• Leaf Litter Critters
• Firefly July
• Old Elm Speaks

It’s supposed to snow in Colorado this week, so let’s dream of summer.