For the month of August we are reading a book of poetry. Mike and Jess talk about why poetry is a language all its own. Get ready! They have lots of suggestions for this favorite genre.

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Books mentioned:

Vita Nuova

The Divine Comedy (or this one)

The Iliad & The Odyssey (or this one that Jess scored at a recent used book sale haul!)

Picnic, Lightning

Beowulf

A Small Porch

Favorite Poems Old & New

A Child's Garden of Verses

A Child's Book of Poems

The Classic Hundred Poems

Poems Every Catholic Should Know

Waiting on the Word (Guite)

Word in the Wilderness (Guide)

The Brontes: Selected Poems