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
Author: Edward Hirsch
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Ecco Press
Published: 04/01/2000
Series: Harvest Book
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.01h x 6.03w x 1.01d
ISBN: 9780156005661
Language: English
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