The One Year Book of Poetry

When my mother found this for me at a yard sale we had no idea what a treasure it was. I'm so used to sing-songy sentimental poetry that passes as "Christian" that I had very low expectations for this book. I couldn't have been more wrong. The One Year Book of Poetry contains some of the finest poetry in the English Language. Nothing wishy-washy here! In fact, the quality of the poems here is so good that I sometimes wonder why this book is unknown. This is a book for serious poetry lovers. Some of the poems are a bit difficult to understand, but the opposite page of each daily reading has helpful explanations when needed. This book has stretched me mentally and spiritually. The Lenten and Christmas poems are the best way I know to prepare my heart for those two seasons.