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“Of thee we think, in a ring we link; / To the shearer of ocean’s fleece we drink, / And the Meteor rolling home.” (Our celebratory homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Herman Melville, for his birthday and for this month’s Perseid meteor shower.)
🖋 Homeschool Poetry: Literary Lessons for the Whole Year
You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
Wonderful little lessons on poets and poetry for every week of the year, from the River Houses Homeschool Network. Follow this miniature curriculum for just a few minutes each week to enlarge your students’ understanding of language, literature, history, and more. It’s ideal for homeschool high schoolers and for parents as well! Print your own copy of our River Houses Poetry Calendar on our main homeschool calendar page, and subscribe to our free homeschool newsletter to get more great teaching tips delivered right to your mailbox every week. 📫
🖋 🔔 WONDERFUL WORDS: As Kingfishers Catch Fire
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“Like each tucked string tells, each hung bell’s / Bow swung finds tongue to fling out broad its name.” (Our intricate homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Gerard Manley Hopkins, for his birthday and for the halcyon days of summer.)
🖋 🐝 WONDERFUL WORDS: “Answer, July”
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“Where is the Bee — / Where is the Blush — / Where is the Hay?” (Our playful homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Emily Dickinson, for July.)
🖋 🕊 WONDERFUL WORDS: Liberty and Peace
“As from the East th’ illustrious King of Day, / With rising Radiance drives the Shades away, / So Freedom comes array’d with Charms divine, / And in her Train Commerce and Plenty shine.” (Our hopeful homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Phillis Wheatley, for independent America.)
🖋 🍂 WONDERFUL WORDS: A Leaf-Treader
“I have been treading on leaves all day until I am autumn-tired. / God knows all the color and form of leaves I have trodden on and mired.” (Our autumnal homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Robert Frost, for the falling leaves.)
