How to Think Like a Poet: The Poems That Made Our World and Why We Need Them

by Dai George

An entertaining guide to history's most influential and inspiring poets - from Homer and Sappho to Shakespeare and Frank O'Hara - and how they can teach us to better understand the world around us.

How did the greatest poets in history make the world anew? And what can we learn from the magic, wisdom and humour of their poetry? From the genius of the Ancient Greeks through to the love poetry and metaphysics of the Renaissance, through...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399408305
• ISBN13: 9781399408301
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Continuum
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 8.5"