National Poetry Month is a celebration of poetry first introduced in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States. It is celebrated every April.

National Poetry Month was inspired by the success of Black History Month, held each February, and Women's History Month, held in March. In 1995, The Academy of American Poets convened a group of publishers, booksellers, librarians, literary organizations, poets, and teachers to discuss the need and usefulness of a similar month long holiday to celebrate poetry.^[1 The first National Poetry Month was held in 1996

In a proclamation issued on April 1, 1996, President Bill Clinton declared: "National Poetry Month offers us a welcome opportunity to celebrate not only the unsurpassed body of literature produced by our poets in the past, but also the vitality and diversity of voices reflected in the works of today's American poetry….Their creativity and wealth of language enrich our culture and inspire a new generation of Americans to learn the power of reading and writing at its best." In addition, similar official National Poetry Month proclamation have been issued by mayors from towns and cities across the country, including New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Tucson, and Washington, D.C.

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The Divine Literary Tour would like to send a special tribute and thanks to the following Institution’s for their commitment to Unity, and Service

 

Barton College, Wilson College

Office of Student Life/NPHC, Holly Zacharias Director

 

Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina

Office of Student Life/NPHC, Landon Hadley, Dean of Students

University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

Office of Greek Life, Dyonne Butler, Advisor

 

Georgia State University, Atlanta Georgia

Office of Greek Life, Steffani Lautenschlager

NPHC President, Cameron Herman

 

 

  Barton College is the premier small private liberal arts college located in Wilson, NC.

 

The Barton College Male Basketball Team are the 2007 NCAA Division II Champions

 

In August 2006 Barton College was named a "Best Southeastern College” for 2006 by Princeton Review.

 

To learn more about Barton College please visit their website www.barton.edu

 

 

  Fayetteville State University: is the oldest public historically black institution of higher learning in North Carolina.

FSU received state and regional accreditation in 1947.  FSU won two consecutive CIAA football championships in 2002 and 2003.  In 2003, Dr. T.J. Bryan became the tenth Chief Executive Officer and the first female to head the institution. www.uncfsu.edu

 

 

 

  University of Georgia:  The University of Georgia is the largest institution of higher learning in the state of Georgia comprised of fifteen schools and colleges. In 2005 U.S. News & World Report magazine ranked UGA 19th in its list of the top 50 public universities for a sixth year in a row. UGA also ranks 58th overall (public and private) in the nation. Today, it is the largest university of the University System of Georgia, with an enrollment of approximately 32,000 students www.uga.edu www.uga.edu/nphc

 

         

 

  Georgia State University (GSU) (Logo attached)  is an urban research university in the heart of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA.  Founded in 1913, it serves over 28,000 students, and is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities.  Georgia State University is the Southeast's leading urban research institution. It is also on the list of the top one-hundred public universities for doctoral degrees awarded.  www.gsu.edu