LoLT: How to Find Your Favorite Poems and Two New Books

In this episode, we get excited about two books: Never Sleep by Fred Van Lente and The Wager: A Talk of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann. Then Mel shares tips for getting great poetry into your life.

LINKS
Never Sleep by Fred Van Lente
Girl in Disguise by Greer Macallister
The Wager: A Talk of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
How Kate Warne, America’s First Woman Detective, Foiled a Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln
Ridiculous History Podcast: Kate Warne, the Pinkerton Detective Who Saved Abe Lincoln
The Atlantic: Reading a Poem: 20 Strategies
Poets.org: How to Read a Poem
The Writing Center: How to Read a Poem
Library of Congress: How to Read a Poem Out Loud
Instagram: Poetry is Not a Luxury
Instagram: Seeing the Poem
Instagram: Poets.org
The Guardian: Poem of the Week
Poetry Foundation: Poem of the Day
Poets.org: Poem of the Day
The Slowdown: This podcast from former U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith features a daily reading of a poem and a brief reflection on its meaning and significance.
Poetry Foundation: Mary Oliver
Nikita Gill on Twitter and Instagram


Transcript of this episode
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