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Episode 15: A Book of Poetry

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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. __________ 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

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