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)

Why Poetry Belongs in Classical Education Curriculum