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Hamilton is Ingenuitive #WondrousWordsWednesday

Joy's Book Blog Posted on January 25, 2017 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

It’s been a long time since I participated in Wondrous Words Wednesday, but I read something last night that I thought this group would enjoy. Hamilton: The Revolution includes the complete libretto of the musical Hamilton with annotations by Lin-Manuel Miranda. … Continue reading →

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Synoptic Gospels #WondrousWordsWednesday

Joy's Book Blog Posted on February 24, 2016 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

In the comments of my most recent #CompassionateSunday post, Anne of My Head is Full of Books asked about the phrase synoptic gospels. I actually can’t remember when I learned that synoptic gospels was the umbrella term for the books Matthew, … Continue reading →

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Exegesis #WondrousWordsWednesday

Joy's Book Blog Posted on February 10, 2016 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

I’ve started a year-long project to work through Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life by Karen Armstrong (you’re welcome to join me here). A word that is used more than once in the text is exegesis. I’ve heard that word … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Parties | Tagged Karen Armstrong, Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life, Wondrous Words Wednesday | 7 Replies

Agitprop #WondrousWordsWednesday

Joy's Book Blog Posted on December 16, 2015 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

I learned a new word while reading Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehesi Coates, this year’s winner of the National Book Award for nonfiction. I’ll get around to posting a review soon but in the meantime, I give you … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Parties | Tagged Between the World and Me, Oxford English Dictionary, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Wondrous Words Wednesday | 3 Replies

Elisor and Galluses #WondrousWordsWednesday

Joy's Book Blog Posted on June 10, 2015 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

Last month’s selection for our Diversity Book Club was the Pulitzer Prize-winning Devil in the Grove by Gilbert King about Thurgood Marshall and his NAACP colleagues defending black men against racist charges. I’m working on a review of the book. … Continue reading →

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New word: Chary #WondrousWordsWednesday

Joy's Book Blog Posted on February 18, 2015 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

Our Diversity Book Club is reading Autobiography of a People, edited by Herb Boyd, this month, an excellent choice for Black History Month as evident by the subtitle “Three centuries of African American history told by those who lived it.” … Continue reading →

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Wondrous Words Wednesday — Graduation Edition

Joy's Book Blog Posted on May 28, 2014 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

When I posted photos of our trip to Hermann, Missouri for Saturday Snapshot, I mentioned that our nephew was salutatorian for his class. Louise of A Strong Belief in Wicker asked about the title in a comment. What a good … Continue reading →

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But does it rhyme with orange? #WondrousWordsWednesday

Joy's Book Blog Posted on April 23, 2014 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

Who knew that A Poetry Handbook would be good for so many new words? Words to describe the sounds that letters make Words to describe the rhythm of a poem This week, I learned words that describe rhyme from page 59 of A … Continue reading →

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Iambic Pentameter and Other Terms #WondrousWordsWednesday

Joy's Book Blog Posted on April 16, 2014 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

For National Poetry Month, I’m reading A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver and finding some delightful words to share for Wondrous Words Wednesday. Last week, the words were about the sounds that letters make. This week, I learned (and re-learned) … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Parties | Tagged A Poetry Handbook, Annabel Lee, Edgar Allen Poe, Macbeth, Mary Oliver, William Shakespeare, Wondrous Words Wednesday | 9 Replies

The Sounds of Poetry — Wondrous Words Wednesday

Joy's Book Blog Posted on April 9, 2014 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

April is National Poetry Month, so I’m reading A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver. Did you know that the sounds of letters have names, beyond vowels and consonants? After all, the soft s has has a different use in poetry … Continue reading →

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