How to read a poem and fall in love with poetry /
Edward Hirsch.
- xiii, 354 pages ; 23 cm
"A DoubleTakeBook." Published in association with the Center for Documentary Studies.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
According to Hirsch, poetry is not just a part of life - it is life, and expresses like no other art our most sublime emotions. In this book, he shows how to read a poem, covering verse by, among others, Sylvia Plath, Pablo Neruda and Wordsworth.
Specialized.
9780156005661 (pbk.) : £12.99
Poetics. Poetry--History and criticism. Poetry--Explication. Literature. Literature.