How to read a poem : and fall in love with poetry / Edward Hirsch.

This volume presents an exploration of poetry and feeling, introducing poems selected by the author as emblematic because they suggest something crucial about the nature of poetry itself, and offering his insights on how the poems should be read. In this guide, the author reaches out to all those wh...

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Main Author: Hirsch, Edward
Corporate Author: Duke University. Center for Documentary Studies
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Harcourt Brace & Co., ©1999.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Harvest Reading guide.
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Summary:This volume presents an exploration of poetry and feeling, introducing poems selected by the author as emblematic because they suggest something crucial about the nature of poetry itself, and offering his insights on how the poems should be read. In this guide, the author reaches out to all those who may be disaffected by the mere mention of poetry and instructs the reader to focus on a personal, emotional response.
Item Description:"A DoubleTake book."
"Published by the Center for Documentary Studies in association with---."
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 354 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-346) and index.