On Tuesday, April 15, 2003, we celebrated National Poetry Month with a reading called Women's Words About War at Bluestocking Bookstore. The reading was inspired by the Poets Against the War movement. Poets included Tara Bracco, Courtney E. Martin, Laura McCandlish, June Labyzon, Jennifer Murphy, and Joanna Smith Rakoff. This pilot event was a surprising success and launched Poetic People Power's annual shows.