“Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.” ~Plato Since its official declaration in 1996, poetry has been celebrated nationally during the month of April. Though I cannot recall how old I was when I first fell hard for the words of poetry, I do know that my affinity for reading poems began at a … Continue reading Celebrating and Discovering Poetry in April: National Poetry Month
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Meet the Joyful Reader Family
There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we believe we left without having lived them, those we spent with a favorite book. ― Marcel Proust, Days of Reading Welcome to Book Joy, my family’s blog dedicated to our shared love of reading books. We're so glad you are here with … Continue reading Meet the Joyful Reader Family