How to Read a Poem: And Fall in Love with Poetry by Edward Hirsch (English) Pape

Description: How to Read a Poem: And Fall in Love with Poetry by Edward Hirsch One of America's brightest stars in the field explains the meaning of poetry in everyday life, shows how to read it, and tells readers why poetry is important. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description How to Read a Poem is an unprecedented exploration of poetry and feeling. In language at once acute and emotional, 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. 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. Author Biography Edward Hirsch is the author of six books of poems and three books of prose, among them the national bestseller How to Read a Poem: And Fall in Love with Poetry. He has received the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Prix de Rome, and a MacArthur Fellowship, and is president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. He lives in New York. Review "A lovely book, full of joy and wisdom."-The Baltimore Sun "Hirschs contribution is significant, [grounded] in the obvious pleasure he has experienced through words. . . . Who could resist the wiles of this poetry-broker-a writer rapidly becoming the baby boomers preeminent man of letters?"-Detroit Free Press "Laudable . . . The answer Hirsch gives to the question of how to read a poem is: Ecstatically."-The Boston Book Review Review Quote Edward Hirschs primer may very well inspire readers to catch the next flight for Houston and sign up for any and all of his courses. Not for nothing does this attentive and adoring poet-teacher title his book How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry; Hirschs big guide to getting the most out of this form is packed with inspiring examples and thousands of epigrams and allusions. Above all, he is intent on poetrys physical and emotional power. In chapters devoted to the lyric, the narrative, the poetry of sorrow, of ecstasy, of witness, Hirsch continually conveys the sheer ecstasy of this vital act of communication. (He takes us, for instance, with great care and mounting excitement, through Emily Bront Details ISBN0156005662 Author Edward Hirsch Short Title HT READ A POEM Pages 368 Publisher Harvest Books Series Harvest Book Language English ISBN-10 0156005662 ISBN-13 9780156005661 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 808.1 Year 2000 Publication Date 2000-04-30 Subtitle And Fall in Love with Poetry Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Imprint Roundhouse Publishing Ltd Residence TX, US Birth 1950 DOI 10.1604/9780156005661 Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 2000-04-01 AU Release Date 2000-07-23 NZ Release Date 2000-07-23 Imprint US Ecco Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160148181;

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