Recently, I wrote a book about poetry. I never intended to. Most of my writing and research involves historical works on the Pilgrims and Puritans, where I feel quite comfortable and where I aim to keep writing. Yet for the past several years, I have been doing something a little strange: I teach poetry at church. I have always loved poetry, which I know statistically makes me a little weird. Most people don’t read poems. Biographies? Yes. Memoirs: definitely. Novels,... Read more