How to read a poem
Subtitle: and fall in love with poetry
By: Edward Hirsch.
Contributors: Duke University. Center for Documentary Studies.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Harcourt Brace & Co.
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
Subjects: Poetics; Poetry -- Explication; Poetry -- History and criticism
Description: How to Read a Poem is an exploration of poetry and feeling. In language at once acute and emotional, Edward Hirsch writes about what poetry is, why it matters, and how we can open up our imaginations so that its message can reach us and make a difference. In a reading of verse from around the world, including works by Wallace Stevens, Charles Baudelaire, Sylvia Plath, and Pablo Neruda, Hirsch discovers the meaning of their words and ideas and brings their sublime message home into our hearts.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-346) and index.
"A DoubleTake book."
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