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This might be a little late, but I couldn't let #poetry talk go by without mentioning Lives of the Poets again! If you want to read a TON of short, snarky biographies that puts poetry in a cultural and historical context, this is wonderful. Also pictured: Wendell Berry, who I rediscovered and loved all over again in 2016, and my main dude Robinson Jeffers, whose poems of apocalyptic grief and stark nature are profoundly relevant.

#AugustPhotoChallenge ! My last year of school, I took a really intense intro to Anglophone poetry class. It was one of the hardest classes I took in college, and looking back, I can see how it had a profound impact on me. My poetry collection expanded, and poetry is a regular part of my reading diet. I highly recommend the tagged book - it's fun, occasionally snarky, and puts poetry in a meaningful historical context. And read Robinson Jeffers!