National Poetry Month

I found this poem to be very romantic.

Leigh Kelly Mournighan, Access Services Assistant

Inspired by one of our cats in his last year.
Lisa Maine, Access Services Supervisor

Here is my favorite poem. I wouldn't mind being there right now.
Chhann Ya, Library Assistant

I chose this poem because it helps us to remember that so much of what we see on Earth is an illusion. It is important to be receptive to our inner vision, which can often tell us deeper truths than the outside world can.
Kieran Ayton

This poem, by a dear friend and former Adams Library staff member who was taken from us unexpectedly in May 1993, reminds me how temporary everything in life is, and urges me not to get bogged down by life's minutiae and formalities.

I really like this poem because of its imagery and theme. It is a wonderful poem to read aloud because of its cadence. Keats (who died 2 years later) was only 24 when he composed this.
Carla Weiss, Reference and Curriculum Resources Librarian

I picked this poem not only for its luscious use of alliteration, but also because I like the theme of saving the innocent girl who lives in the wilds of the swamps from the grasp of organized religion.
Debra Thomson, Acquisitions Manager

I am drawn to this poem because it speaks of a deep passionate love between two people through-out time.

Brian Baker, Library Supervisor, Access Services

This is a very inspirational poem which always reminds me to keep my eyes on the prize, keeping true to God and following his ways.


David Maine, Library Supervisor in Access Services

This is a poem I have been carrying around with me for a very long time!

Bea DiFormato, Information Services Technician

I remember a moment in my life when I caught a glimpse, from a distance, of a young man I had deeply loved and had not seen in a number of years. How my heart pounded at that moment and how I trembled at the thought of calling out to him. I was struck