Plays and Poetry Every Christian Should Read
These genres of literature tend to be less popular for general reading and can be a little more challenging, but they can be profitable in different ways. Some are more relaxing and entertaining, while others are inspirational, or even instructional. Try reading poetry selections aloud to really get the full experience. Consider the following suggestions:
Note: This list is a “work in progress.” Watch for new works to be added in the future!
Titles are listed in chronological order by publication date.
1320 The Inferno by Dante Alighieri; for more ambitious readers, continue with Purgatorio and Paradiso (The Divine Comedy)
1612 Plays by William Shakespeare; Consider: Julius Caesar, The Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet, or The Merchant of Venice
1668 Paradise Lost by John Milton
1630 Poetry by George Herbert
1650 Poetry by Anne Bradstreet
1748 Divine and Moral Songs and other poems by Isaac Watts
1866 Morning and Evening: Daily Readings by Charles H. Spurgeon
1882 Poetry by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1895 The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
1909-49 Poetry by Edgar Guest
1938 Our Town by Thornton Wilder
1949 Poetry by Robert Frost
1975 The Valley of Vision by Arthur Bennett
1999 The One Year Book of Poetry by Philip W. Comfort & Daniel Partner, ed.
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