The Faerie Queene in Poetry Month ~ Two Events!

As you're probably aware from both my On Reading the Faerie Queene and Spenser's Images of Life posts, I'm gearing up to read The Faerie Queene in late April.  But instead of sliding quietly into the read-along, I thought it might be nice to give it an official announcement!

O at Behold the Stars was the instigator of this event and Jean, Cirtnecce, Ruth, Consoled Reader and I quickly followed her lead.  We will be attempting to stick to this schedule:

April 25 – May 1^st  ~  Book I

May 2 – May 8^th  ~  Book II

May 9 – May 15^th  ~  Book III

May 16 – May 22^nd  ~  Book IV

May 23 – May 29^th  ~  Book V

May 30 – June 5^th  ~  Book VI

June 6 – June 12^th  ~  Mutability

Thanks to O for the prod, and to Jean's husband for creating a rather awesome button! Anyone else who would like to join us is very welcome!  Reading this tome among friends will make it much less intimidating!

And, coincidentally corresponding with the above read, in April Hamlette from The Edge of the Precipice is going to be hosting a Poetry Month Celebration in honour of National Poetry Month.

We'll be starting The Faerie Queene read-along near the end of the month, but I hope to be able to read a few more poems, at least one per week, for this event.  It's a good chance to focus on that category for my Deal Me In Challenge.

So if either of these events interest you, I hope you'll join us for a very busy April, and ring in the spring with poetry!