Hi Mark,
If you're looking for a side-quest ...
Quite a few years back I picked up a copy of "The Art of Biblical Poetry" by Robert Alter in a charity shop. I didn't finish it, but it was interesting enough that I read a fair chunk of it. What most interested me at the time was his treatment of parallelism and how that worked in Biblical verse. But there are chapters on other aspects of Biblical poetry, and also specific books of the Bible. One the book of Job for example. Another on the Song of Songs.
Anyway, just thought it might be an interesting companion on your journey. Published 1985 but still in print.
-Matt
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