Pithy Books: poetry https://pithybooks.com/tags/poetry/ Latest Pithy Books summaries tagged “poetry”. en Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:12:10 GMT the sun and her flowers by Rupi Kaur: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/the-sun-and-her-flowers/ https://pithybooks.com/books/the-sun-and-her-flowers/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kaur follows love and loss through wilting, falling, rooting, rising, and blooming in short illustrated poems. Slammed by Colleen Hoover: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/slammed/ https://pithybooks.com/books/slammed/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Grieving Layken falls for neighbor Will, then learns he is her teacher, and poems carry them. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/a-light-in-the-attic/ https://pithybooks.com/books/a-light-in-the-attic/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Silverstein's attic poems and line drawings turn chores, monsters, and homework into jokes and small rebellions. The Iliad by Homer: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/the-iliad/ https://pithybooks.com/books/the-iliad/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Achilles quits the fight over Briseis, Patroclus falls to Hector, and Troy burns toward its fate in Homer's war epic. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings/ https://pithybooks.com/books/i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Angelou recalls Stamps, St Louis and San Francisco, from childhood silence after trauma to voice through books and work. milk and honey by Rupi Kaur: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/milk-and-honey/ https://pithybooks.com/books/milk-and-honey/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kaur's illustrated debut moves through hurting, loving, breaking, and healing in short lowercase poems. The Odyssey by Homer: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/the-odyssey/ https://pithybooks.com/books/the-odyssey/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Homer's Odyssey in Fagles translation: Odysseus fights home past Cyclops, Circe, and Sirens while Telemachus seeks news and Penelope stalls suitors in Ithaca. Full plot retold here. Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/where-the-sidewalk-ends/ https://pithybooks.com/books/where-the-sidewalk-ends/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sidewalk Ends retold: poems and drawings, Sarah Cynthia, unicorns, homework and giants.