7. Celebrating National Poetry Month with reading tips and poem recommendations

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today Chelsey and Sara are celebrating National Poetry Month. We chat about our strong feelings towards poetry in high school, how our view has changed as teachers, and the ways in which we incorporate poetry into our daily reading lives. Our discussion includes:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How we feel about poetry and how our high school experiences shaped our view (1:45)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our favorite poets and poetry collections (28:30)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> Amazing YA novels in verse (42:30)</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Shop this episode in</span> <a href= "https://bookshop.org/lists/celebrating-national-poetry-month"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> our affiliate shop at Bookshop.org</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">to support independent bookstores. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today’s episode is brought to you by Libro.fm, the only audiobook company that allows you to purchase audiobooks directly from your favorite indie bookstore. You can get THREE audiobooks for $15 by clicking</span> <a href= "https://libro.fm/membership/new"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">this link</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">or by using code NOVELPAIRINGS at checkout.</span></p> <p>--Scroll down for titles and timestamps--<br /> <br /></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href= "https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46712/introduction-to-poetry"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Introduction to Poetry</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Billy Collins</span></p> <p><a href= "https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/52959/eating-poetry"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Eating Poetry</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Mark Strand</span></p> <p><a href= "https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_kay_if_i_should_have_a_daughter?language=en"> <span style="font-weight: 40