How a Poem Moves
Subtitle: A Field Guide for Readers of Poetry
Publisher: ECW Press
Published: Mar 12, 2019
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781770414563
Description: "A collection of playfully elucidating essays to help reluctant poetry readers become well-versed in verse. Developed from Adam Sol's popular blog, How a Poem Moves is a collection of 35 short essays that walks readers through an array of contemporary poems. Sol is a dynamic teacher, and in these essays, he has captured the humor and engaging intelligence for which he is known in the classroom. With a breezy style, Sol delivers essays that are perfect for a quick read or to be grouped together as a curriculum. Though How a Poem Moves is not a textbook, it demonstrates poetry's range and pleasures through encounters with individual poems that span traditions, techniques, and ambitions. This illuminating book is for readers who are afraid they "don't get" poetry but who believe that, with a welcoming guide, they might conquer their fear and cultivate a new appreciation."--
Notes: Source title: How a Poem Moves: A Field Guide for Readers of Poetry