- Second Tuesday in January – Poetry at Work Day
- March 21 – UNESCO World Poetry Day
- Entire Month of April – National Poetry Month in the United States
- Entire Month of April – Global Poetry Writing Month
- April 17 – Haiku Day
- Last Week of April – Poem in Your Pocket Day
- April 28 – Great Poetry Reading Day
- First Tuesday in May – Poem on Your Pillow Day
- May 12 – Limerick Day
- August 18 – National Bad Poetry Day
- First Thursday in October – National Poetry Day in the United Kingdom
- A date in late September – Read a Poem to a Child Day by 100TPC
- October 15 – World Poetry Day
- October 17 – National Black Poetry Day
- October 26 – Sacramento Poetry Day
