[Michlib-l] YA/Youth Novels In Verse

[Toni Lea Isom]

You might try going the classics route. *The Iliad, The Odyssey,* and *The
Epic of Gilgamesh* have all been translated into poetic form. There's
always *Beowulf*, translated by many (my personal favorite is the Seamus
Heaney, although Tolkien's isn't bad either).

Also, Edmund Spenser's *The Faerie Queene*. As well as *Sir Gawain and the
Green Knight*.

Not quite "fantasy" in the way we describe it now. But definitely still
fantasy!

*Toni Lea Isom (they/them/theirs)*
Youth Services Librarian Assistant
Adrian District Library
143 East Maumee Street
Adrian MI 49221
tisom at adrian.lib.mi.us


On Wed, Oct 2, 2024 at 2:34 PM Emma Clemons via Michlib-l <
michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:

>
> Hello Hive Mind!
>
> I had a teen ask me today for fantasy novels in verse. I could only think
> of realistic fiction in verse so I was stumped! Does anyone know of any,
> have any recommendations for Fantasy Novels in Verse?
>
> Emma Clemons, MLIS
> Southfield Public Library
> (she/her)
> eclemons at southfieldlibrary.org
> 248-796-4338
>
>
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