April is National Poetry Month. Started by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, this observance has not quite turned 30, yet has become an established tradition in the American poetry zeitgeist. For our part here at Sparks of Calliope, we will mark the occasion by taking another short hiatus. While I pride myself on being a man of many hats, I am absolutely swamped and a little beaten down by the present nature of public discourse. I am not giving up the mission of elevating observations of beauty and our common humanity, so we will once again return to our regular publication schedule after a brief hiatus. This means there will be no new poetry on:

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Please take this opportunity to peruse past contributions to Sparks of Calliope. Present submissions will be read in the order they were received. Stay healthy, stay positive, and try not to contribute to the needless anxiety-inducing hyperbolic negativity that informs the world my children are set to inherit as they come of age.