This week's New Title Tuesday recommendation responds to the question too often asked by students from middle school to college. In Why Poetry Matthew Zapruder addresses, as he says, "the necessity of poetry: why it matters, and how in personal and public spheres poetry might be able to help us live our lives." Publisher's Summary: An impassioned … Continue reading Why Poetry by Matthew Zapruder, New Title Tuesday
Tag: Poetry-History and Criticism
How to Read a Poem, by Edward Hirsch
The Five Star Favorite is sponsored this week by National Poetry Month. I freely admit that I cannot analyze or intelligently discuss the form, meter, or meaning of a poem; however, that does not mean I can’t enjoy the rarified stillness and awe that verse can instill. Nonetheless, I picked up How to Read a … Continue reading How to Read a Poem, by Edward Hirsch