Three reading paces for a poetry collection — reading journey
A first encounter, a return and a comparison can each reveal something different without requiring a final interpretation.
Spoiler-light introduction. This complements the source books and does not reproduce their text.
Moments Are Butterflies: A Poetry Collection
A collection of 25 poems moving across different subjects and forms, including rhyme and free verse. Moments Are Butterflies offers a varied route through Paul Haedo’s poetry, with pieces on love, solitude, fear, joy, and the fleeting moments of life.
Plan your readingHaedian Poetry: Volume One
Forty-eight short poems explore a range of subjects through rhyme and free verse. This collection brings together self-contained, single-page pieces from Paul Haedo’s poetry.
Plan your readingQuestions for your reading
- What did you notice before you tried to decide what a poem meant?
- How would you compare two poems through one formal feature while preserving their differences?