To Read a Poem

By Donald Hall

Book Overview

Begins the study of poetry by examining whole poems, emphasizing the goal of reading is not the analysis of parts but the understanding of wholes. This book helps students read poetry with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0030555396
• ISBN13: 9780030555398
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

THE HOW-TO FOR EVERYTHING POETRY - BRAVO! DONALD HALL

IF YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT POETRY, THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU. NOT ONLY IS IT INFORMATIVE, THE AUTHOR, DONALD HALL, WRITES BEAUTIFULLY AND DOES SO IN A WELL ORGANIZED MANNER. YES, THIS BOOK IS EXPENSIVE, BUT MOST REALLY HIGH QUALITY THINGS ARE. YOU COULD PURCHASE TEN CHEAPER BOOKS FOR THE PURPOSE OF LEARNING POETRY, AND HAVE FAR LESS THAN WHAT IS IN THIS ONE BOOK. I'D RECOMMEND YOU START READING ON THE FRONT COVER AND READ EVERY PAGE UNTIL YOU GET TO THE BACK COVER. THEN READ THE BOOK A SECOND TIME, AND THEREAFTER, FOR STUDY PURPOSES, OR ENJOYMENT; IT ALSO CONTAINS A WOUNDERFUL COLLECTION OF POEMS. NOTE: THIS BOOK IS GETTING HARD TO COME BY---DON'T WAIT TOO LONG.

This Book is a Must for Anyone Who Lives Poetry

This book addresses the various aspects of poetry, as well as what makes a good poem. It presents attempts at defining poetry.The reader is provided with poems by a broad selections of poets, with the date of the poem and a succinct anecdote about the poet.Best of all, there are questions that guide the reader to reasonably interpret the poems. This is helpful to the novice or to the expert.I would certainly recommend this concise, yet highly valuable and detailed book about reading poetry. It will lead you to truly understand the poems presented and to develop the skills to read any poem.Poetry affords us with crisp and detailed accounts of our historical and immediate world. The imagery and other poetic techniques enhance our understanding of ourselves and others.So, go for it. Read this book! View the world with a sharper lens. Express yourself so another can relive your experiences through your words.

This Book is a Must for Anyone Who Lives Poetry

This book addresses the various aspects of poetry, as well as what makes a good poem. It presents attempts at defining poetry.The reader is provided with poems by a broad selection of poets, with the date of the poem and a succinct anecdote about the poet.Best of all, there are questions that guide the reader to reasonably interpret the poems. This is helpful to the novice or the expert.I would certainly recommended this concise, yet highly valuable and detailed book about reading poetry. It will lead you to truly understand the poems presented and to develop the skills to read any poem.Poetry serves to afford us with crisp and detailed accounts of our historical and immediate world. The imagery and other poetic techniques enhance our understanding of ourselves and others.So, go for it. Read this book! View the world with a sharper lens. Express yourself so another can relive your experiences through your words.