Rachel Donahue | Bandersnatch Books

<p>Homeschooling gets a lot more beautiful when you stop treating poetry like a performance and start treating it like play. In this episode, Rachel Donahue, homeschooling mom and Chief Creative Officer at Bandersnatch Publishing, shares why poetry belongs in every homeschool. She explains why beauty matters so much in education and why the right poem can stay with a child for life. Rachel also explains how to make poetry feel inviting instead of intimidating, and how a home filled with books, rhythm, and art can help kids grow in confidence, language, and wonder. Through the conversation, she helps remove the pressure around teaching and learning poetry and reminds us to bring back the freedom and play - for our kids and ourselves. Learn about Bandersnatch Publishing’s mission to find a home for beautiful virtuous books that might otherwise fall between the cracks. This episode is for everyone: homeschool parents, book lovers, poetry skeptics, and anyone looking for practical encouragement to build a home culture full of beauty, confidence, and good books.</p><p>Show Notes:</p><p>Theme Song: <em>Together </em>by Sara Ernst, <a href="https://www.wildpicklepress.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wild Pickle Press</a></p><p><a href="https://www.bandersnatchbooks.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bandersnatch Books</a></p><p><a href="https://flicker.press/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Flicker Press</a></p><p><a href="https://bandersnatchbooks.substack.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bandersnatch Books on Substack</a></p><p><a href="https://rachelsdonahue.substack.com/about" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rachel Donahue on Substack</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/rachelsdonahuepoetry/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rachel Donahue Instagram</a></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-banderpod/id1726742632" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Banderpod</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bandersnatchbooks/?hl=en" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bandersnatch Instagram</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@bandersnatch.book" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bandersnatch TikTok</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/bandersnatchbooks/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bandersnatch Facebook</a></p><p><a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44395/gods-gr