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"April is National Poetry Month, when thousands of publishers, booksellers, non-profits and schools celebrate poetry and its cultural influence through readings, festivals and workshops.\nNational Poetry Month isn't just for established poets, though. T. S. Eliot may have written that \"April is the cruellest month,\" but there's no better time for an introduction to the poetry world.\n\nSEE ALSO: 7 Apps You Don\u2019t Want To Miss [PICS]\nCheck out the gallery for some awesome apps to help you discover poetry and, if you dare to be so bold, even create some of your own.\n\n\n7 Mobile Apps for Discovering and Creating Poetry\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. POETRY from The Poetry Foundation\n\n\nThis app was developed by the Poetry Foundation, the publisher of the much-lauded Poetry magazine. You can carry classic and contemporary poets with you on the go, and easily find poems that fit your mood with a swipe of your finger.\nAvailable on iOS and Android.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Instant Poetry\n\n\nNeed help finding the right words to express yourself? Check out this popular app, which generates random words that you can rearrange into a masterpiece. You can even create a photo-text using one of your own images.\nAvailable on iOS.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Verses\n\n\nThis notebook app provides a space to write your poetry as well as keep track of it. A built-in rhyming dictionary can help you when you're stumped, but hey, your work doesn't need to rhyme to be poetic.\nAvailable on iOS.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Shakespeare Sonnets Free\n\n\nWho better to help you with your foray into poetry than the Bard himself? The app gives you free access to all of William Shakespeare's 154 sonnets.\nAvailable on Android.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Shakespeare\n\n\nWith this app, Apple users can enjoy the complete works of Shakespeare and discover the poetry laced throughout his plays.\nAvailable on iOS.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Poet's Pad\n\n\nTablets are perfect for reading and writing poetry. Poet's Pad includes idea generation tools as well as a dictionary and a thesaurus.\nAvailable on iPad.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Poetry Daily\n\n\nGet a new poem every day from new books, magazines and journals. Plus, there's a favorites feature and a \"Newsroom\" to keep you up-to-date.\nAvailable on iOS.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage courtesy of iStockphoto, FreezeFrameStudio."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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