Another I have enjoyed. I will get as many books of poetry as I can.
- One of the easiest, and possibly most difficult, will be getting people to sign up to read a poem-a-day through the Academy of American Poets Poem-a-Day service. The challenge is to read a poem-a-day for a week once per month and write about which poems were your favorite and why. You can write up a short blurb on your Facebook page, Twitter, Instagram, or your blog. I’d love for you to share your experience in the comments each month.
- Second, read at least 1 book of poetry (doesn’t have to be cover-to-cover) and write about your favorite poems and what you learned about yourself while reading those poems.
- Third, if you want to go all out, feel free to read as many books of poetry as you can in one year and link to your reviews in the comments.
What I am reading:
- Crank--Ellen Hopkins
- Assata: An Autobiography--Assata Shakur
- Other Words For Home--Jasmine Warga
- Girl, Woman, Other--Bernardine Evaristo
- Brown Girl Dreaming--Jacqueline Woodson (reread)
- Fairy Tales of Ireland--W.B. Yeats
- The Earth is Painted Green--Barbara Brenner
- Sister Outsider--Audre Lorde
- Classic Poetry--Michael Rosen
- The Dog in British Poetry--R. Maynard Leonard
- Victorian Poetry, Volume 1
- The Tradition--Jericho Brown
- Girls Like Me--Lola St. Vil
- An American Sunrise--Joy Harjo
- Forget Me Not--Ellie Terry
- Inside Out & Back Again--Thanhha Lai
- Moldilocks and the Three Scares--Lynne Marie
- Wings--Cheryl B. Klein
- Harlem--Walter Dean Myers
- Clap When You Land--Elizabeth Acevedo
- Los Gatos Black on Halloween--Marisa Montes
- Ten, Nine, Eight--Molly Bang
- The Scariest Book Ever--Bob Shea
- The Ghosts Go Haunting--Helen Ketteman
- Dancing Naked...In Red Fuzzy Slippers--Carmen Richardson Rutlen
- The Poetry of Strangers--Brian Sonia-Wallace
- What Makes a Family?--Annette Griffin
- Llama, Llama, Red Pajama--Anna Dewdney
- A Visit From St. Nicholas--Clement C. Moore (reread)
- Construction Site on Christmas Night--Sherri Duskey Rinker
- All I Want for Christmas is Ewe--Rose Rossner
- Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree--Robert Barry
- A Coronavirus Christmas--Shannon Jett
- I Would Leave Me If I Could--Halsey
- A Very Merry Little Christmas--Mary Engelbreit
- Pete the Cat's 12 Groovy Days of Christmas--Kimberly Dean
Calling challenge complete on December 19
Welcome to the poetry reading challenge
ReplyDeleteSomeone (Rumi?) said that poetry is the language of the heart. Which makes a heap of sense to me. I should read more of it - thanks for this reminder.
ReplyDeleteI thoroughly enjoy poetry.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to seeing what you read and recommend, Jamie!
ReplyDeleteHi Jamie! Also joining Serena's challenge and so curious to hear what you'll read for this one. Love discovering new poets!
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