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New Poetry Books

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Young-Peoples-Poetry-Week.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 4/13/2000 New Poetry Books Transcript Every household should have a nice, thick volume of poetry on its shelves, for reading aloud or pouring over silently, for inspiration or comfort, or for the sheer pleasure of hearing language beautifully crafted. One doesn’t need to explicate […]

John Bunyan’s Poetry for Children

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/John-Bunyan.mp3 Author Rita Smith with reading by Hank Conner Air Date 4/12/2000 John Bunyan Transcript For Young People’s Poetry Week, Rita Smith brings us a poetic rediscovery. This week we are celebrating National Youth Poetry Week. Poetry has been used as a means of teaching and entertaining children for centuries. […]