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Christine Norvell has taught in classical, homeschool, and public education for over twenty-five years. With a Master’s in Humanities from Faulkner University’s Great Books program and a BA in English Education, she has served at Regent Preparatory, Kepler Education, and Sager Classical Academy. Christine is a former senior contributor at The Imaginative Conservative and has written for Front Porch Republic, Public Discourse, Mere Orthodoxy, and others. She is the author of Till We Have Faces: A Reading Companion (2020) and The Sycomore Fig Tree: Biblical Botany and Scriptural Truth (Stone Tower Press, 2026).
Poems are not riddles, but they are education by metaphor. They are an imitation of an action within the human soul characterized by love, wholeness, and joy. Leaning on the wisdom of Louise Cowan and C.S. Lewis, Gerth and Norvell will explore the difference between using and receiving poetry as we first practice how to read poetry for ourselves as teachers. We will then model receiving for both grammar school and upper school students and provide recommended poems for different subjects.
Both grammar school and upper school faculty will gain confidence in their ability to read and enjoy poetry, which will lead to their willingness to bring more poetry into the classroom.