{"product_id":"poetry-as-enchantment-dana-gioia-9781589881952","title":"Poetry as Enchantment: And Other Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDana Gioia, one of America's leading poet-critics, explains why poetry exists and why we need it in this sparkling collection of essays. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore personal than any of Gioia's earlier works, \u003ci\u003ePoetry as Enchantment \u003c\/i\u003ereflects a lifetime of thought and experience. Gioia, the author of \u003ci\u003eCan Poetry Matter?\u003c\/i\u003e, talks about poetry in a radically different way than it is currently being taught or discussed. In the title essay, he explains that poetry is speech raised to the level of song, and though poetry may often be misunderstood as intellectual, it moves us the way music does. Poetry charms its readers, creating a heightened experience of attention. It addresses readers in the fullness of their humanity, simultaneously speaking to the mind, emotions, imagination, memory, and physical senses. Without academic jargon, \u003ci\u003ePoetry as Enchantment \u003c\/i\u003erelates literature to the questions of life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dana Gioia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1589881958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781589881952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Dry Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Dana Gioia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46110862934271,"sku":"9781589881952","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef5c8e4a-5cbc-4113-a3a7-ac2d4fb19338.jpg?v=1725469986","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/poetry-as-enchantment-dana-gioia-9781589881952","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}