{"product_id":"how-to-read-a-poem-edward-hirsch-9780156005661","title":"How to Read a Poem: And Fall in Love with Poetry","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The answer Hirsch gives to the question of how to read as poem is: Ecstatically.\"--Boston Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Hirsch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0156005662\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780156005661\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.03w x 1.01d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2000 pg. 33","brand":"Edward Hirsch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051504070911,"sku":"9780156005661","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_112ead47-2228-4055-94ee-e09e728a9c61.jpg?v=1685013493","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-to-read-a-poem-edward-hirsch-9780156005661","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}