Why Poetry Belongs in Classical Education Curriculum
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Why Poetry Belongs in Classical Education Curriculum

42:03 Oct 8, 2025
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What does poetry offer that prose cannot? In this week’s Classical Et Cetera, we explore how verse builds literacy, memory, and a love of language. Discover how rhythm, structure, and beauty shape the mind and soul, and why poetry remains essential for both personal enrichment and classical education.   *What We're Reading* from This Episode:  Gerard Manley Hopkins Poetry (Kathy) _Notes from Underground_—Fyodor Dostoevsky (Kathy) _Anne of Green Gables_—L.M. Montgomery (Tanya) _The Two Gentlemen of Verona_—William Shakespeare (Tanya) _Truth Matters_—Robert P. George & Cornel West (Tanya) _The Idiot_—Fyodor Dostoevsky (Martin) _The Glass Bead Game_—Hermann Hesse (Martin)
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