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Tomorrow is Poem in Your Pocket Day. At this year's annual event, millions of people throughout the United States will carry poems in their pockets and share them with others. Make sure you're ready!
1) Pick your poem
Find the perfect pocket poem for tomorrow's celebration by exploring the collection of downloadable poem PDFs on Poets.org.
2) Encourage friends to participate
Help your friends find their own pocket poems and share your experiences from past Pocket Days. On Twitter, help spread the word about Pocket Day by using the hashtag #pocketpoem.
 3) Discover Pocket Day events from coast to coast
The National Poetry Calendar on Poets.org has listings of Pocket Day events from California to North Carolina.
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Get inspired!
Here are some examples of creative ways to celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day from participants throughout the United States.
Each year on Poem in Your Pocket Day, the town of Charlottesville, VA unites in a day-long celebration of poetry spear-headed by Jefferson-Madison Regional Library.
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Abrams Publishing Offices, NYC
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Shoppers at Mrs. Dalloway's Literary & Garden Arts Bookstore in Berkeley, CA can pick up pocket poems by Bay Area poets.
At ABRAMS Publishing in New York City, staff have plastered poems throughout their offices.
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Falcon Heights Elementary School students
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Businesses in Ferndale, WA, such as McKay's Variety, Good Burger, Barb's Pies and Pastries, Find Your Fashion, Kula Yoga, and Gentle Acupuncture will offer a discount to shoppers that share pocket poems.
Students at an elementary school in Falcon Heights, MN have celebrated by making their own poem-filled pockets, writing poems in chalk outside the school, and posting hidden poems.
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