Have you ever wanted to give poetry a try but were wary of entering such a highbrow domain? If so, you are not alone. The fear of poetry is so common there’s even a word for it: metrophobia. For me, the angst originated in high school. I still shudder at the recollection of an English […]
How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry
A masterful work by a master poet, this brilliant summation of poetry and human nature will speak to all readers who long to place poetry in their lives.
How to Read a Poem is an unprecedented exploration of poetry and feeling. In language at once acute and emotional, National Book Critics Circle award-winning distinguished poet and critic Edward Hirsch describes why poetry matters and how we can open up our imaginations so that its message can make a difference. In a marvelous reading of verse from around the world, including work by Pablo Neruda, Elizabeth Bishop, Wallace Stevens, and Sylvia Plath, among many others, Hirsch discovers the true meaning of their words and ideas and brings their sublime message home into our hearts.
"The answer Hirsch gives to the question of how to read as poem is: Ecstatically."—Boston Book Review
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How to Read a Poem is an unprecedented exploration of poetry and feeling. In language at once acute and emotional, National Book Critics Circle award-winning distinguished poet and critic Edward Hirsch describes why poetry matters and how we can open up our imaginations so that its message can make a difference. In a marvelous reading of verse from around the world, including work by Pablo Neruda, Elizabeth Bishop, Wallace Stevens, and Sylvia Plath, among many others, Hirsch discovers the true meaning of their words and ideas and brings their sublime message home into our hearts.
"The answer Hirsch gives to the question of how to read as poem is: Ecstatically."—Boston Book Review
How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry
A masterful work by a master poet, this brilliant summation of poetry and human nature will speak to all readers who long to place poetry in their lives.
How to Read a Poem is an unprecedented exploration of poetry and feeling. In language at once acute and emotional, National Book Critics Circle award-winning distinguished poet and critic Edward Hirsch describes why poetry matters and how we can open up our imaginations so that its message can make a difference. In a marvelous reading of verse from around the world, including work by Pablo Neruda, Elizabeth Bishop, Wallace Stevens, and Sylvia Plath, among many others, Hirsch discovers the true meaning of their words and ideas and brings their sublime message home into our hearts.
"The answer Hirsch gives to the question of how to read as poem is: Ecstatically."—Boston Book Review
How to Read a Poem is an unprecedented exploration of poetry and feeling. In language at once acute and emotional, National Book Critics Circle award-winning distinguished poet and critic Edward Hirsch describes why poetry matters and how we can open up our imaginations so that its message can make a difference. In a marvelous reading of verse from around the world, including work by Pablo Neruda, Elizabeth Bishop, Wallace Stevens, and Sylvia Plath, among many others, Hirsch discovers the true meaning of their words and ideas and brings their sublime message home into our hearts.
"The answer Hirsch gives to the question of how to read as poem is: Ecstatically."—Boston Book Review
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ISBN-13: | 9780156005661 |
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Publisher: | HarperCollins |
Publication date: | 04/01/2000 |
Series: | Harvest Book |
Edition description: | First Edition |
Pages: | 384 |
Sales rank: | 386,905 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.89(d) |
Lexile: | 1210L (what's this?) |
Age Range: | 14 - 18 Years |
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