Fantastic interview with Joseph Pearce, bringing clarity to the things that matter most.  Catholic Heritage Curricula - Ever Ancient, Ever New5:32 - Welcome Joseph and literary works 8:14 - Why does poetry matter?  14:01 - Developing writing skills, vocabulary and memorization 18:52 - Where do silliness and funny poems fit in?23:11 - Why/how did you choose these particular poems for your book? 28:40 - Teaching Language Arts through dictation 43:54 - Writing poetry as an adult Poems Every Child Should Know Compiled by Joseph Pearce The Inner Sanctum Membership Introducing Shakespeare, and that's not all: an interview with Joseph Pearce (podcast)Race with the Devil: My Journey from Racial Hatred to Rational Love by Joseph Pearce Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization by Andrew PudewaFaith of Our Fathers by Joseph Pearce Questions about dictation (podcast) phonics, dictation and learning language arts in context (podcast)primer on dictation (podcast)Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis (audiobook) #makejoynormal #homeschooling #poetry #literature #creativity #virtue #goodness #inspiration #truth #beauty #languagearts #memorization #adventure #merriment #dictation Contact On Instagram at @make.joy.normal On Facebook at Homeschoolers: make JOY normal By email at questionsmakejoynormal@gmail.com or by voicemail Thanks for listening to Make Joy Normal Podcast!