I recieved this information from Jennifer Smith at Legacy Middle School in San Antiono. She read about it in the Big Deal Book of Technology Biweekly E-letter (March 3, 2008).

Put a Poem in Your Pocket
Invite students and colleagues to choose a favorite poem and carry it in their pockets to celebrate the first national Poem in Your Pocket Day on April 17, sponsored by the Academy of American Poets. During the day, encourage readers to unfold and read their pocketed poems in celebration of the visions of poets.

Hmmm, I'm partial to Kubla Khan by Coleridge but it's a bit long so I might have to find something else. Will you participate? What will your poem be? Leave a comment to this post and let me know what your favorite poem is.
(Image courtesy of Dan Shirley at SXC)