$$ and poetry

[abu nuwas]

Good lord, I love that poem so much!  Anglo Saxon poetry makes me crazy happy.  I read the Old English version of Beowulf to my class last year -- they laughed at first but when the rhythms sank in, they loved it too.

She's a quirky soul, but v interesting. She also seems pretty knowledgeable on poetry outside her Mediaeval period.  One of the wonderful things is that there are a number of read-aloud versions which help to get the swing of it. I thought I would be on my own with that site!

Your class are very privileged - let no-one say they were not 'stretched'!