naturally, due to the nature of our civilization and my own inclinations, there are some religious themes. i got a G. K. Chesterton poem in (below). i also put in some theological references. for example, in the below folk rhyme, 'peter' has a petrine cross, 'paul' has letters. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/1847add64d7edbe58035df7d914473ba2be2b916db963fbf64dd61ca3ad6efb4.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/84d8744e3afaf725cb840da4e48a32acc73ce4e03ccd39e76d2a9ee7a82fd90e.file

we read some older poetry anthologies here. i made this because i felt like there wasn't one that "went hard" in the way i would. really making a package where the message is: you, as an english speaking kid, have this huge treasure chest of linguistic artistry waiting for you. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/c1424d8102b0a76bf4f2de307e12c61970580632d646799e05950cb7032d720c.file

...emily dickinson, lord byron, edward lear, and way more. i believe i went through over 2000 pages of older books to select these. i was very pleased to get certain authors in, like rudyard kipling, who you can see below. i also snuck a ben franklin in there. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/3e70a982f90f29497014307551ada765eebfe518cb3df16d98f3c95dfb6a6945.file

the book spans from folk rhymes and nursery rhymes all the way up the early 1900s. you can see two nursery rhyme pages below. a short list of heavy hitting authors included: lewis carroll, shakespeare, rudyard kipling, poe, wordsworth, milton, william blake, beatrix potter ... https://hell.twtr.plus/media/92e9caea33d9766b26c84fb70f973d6b75cc8923de87d44ed9b6479d440fc572.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/7c86b3e4c7f2ef396a5820b93d6a93a7d2afb41577d6ca06db5aac7b613a7b8f.file

this book was inspired by reading with my son. i was impressed by how much each book became a part of his world, and opened up new aspects of our world to him. for that reason, the below poem by A. A. Milne (he wrote winnie the pooh) is the keystone for what the book is about: https://hell.twtr.plus/media/7dfb6a79b253084c738ce07127fc8a3659514765ab8370545ddcc4fa432e6d96.file

NEW BOOK Kingdom of Verse: A Children's Introduction to English Language Poetry and Rhyme Journey through the artistry of the English language, from folk rhymes to the 1600s to the early 20th century. A kid's doorway into our collective poetic heritage http://amazon.com/dp/B0G4K8X79X https://hell.twtr.plus/media/20aac15322b2623cde5f5f40b5f1fe7fc11f6d679b6b901014217416af61bf26.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/a1b8460c401c310d2b9d22c86193173efecacfd541e16c398c75f8aac3067a0d.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/567d8dae173e4ffc549ad747673e62cf5af401a2f8d0ea1290c3fbeb8cbb48d3.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/930c61d8f10de39f07dfae85e1cdbc22b48eea70a830b9f16d69c2a500e221cf.file