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Title: How Does a Poem Mean? by John Ciardi, Miller Williams ISBN: 0-395-18605-6 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Pub. Date: September, 1975 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.16 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: How does a review mean?
Comment: Ah, John Ciardi. What a guy. Prior to reading Mr Ciardi's brilliant 'How Does A Poem Mean?', I'd been coming at the study of poetry all wrong. To this day, whenever I'm thinking about a poem of any sort, the plan of attack is not WHAT does this poem mean (as before, when poetry frustrated me), but HOW does this poem mean? Ciardi's wise yet simple words flipped a magic switch in my brain. All of a sudden I loved poetry; I understood why others loved poetry. Seriously, that's how awesome this book is! If you're new to the study of poetry, or if you find yourself left at a loss when confronted with a poem, you could do worse than learning from Ciardi.
Rating: 5
Summary: Memorable
Comment: This was a textbook I had in AP English in high school twenty-something years ago, and it is the only high school textbook of which I remember the title-- it was that memorable. A Great book. This textbook both defined and expanded the world of poetry for me, and I hope to again get a copy of it. Until I can find it again somewhere, I will have to be content with with some of the samples of poetry that I can still remember from outstanding book.
Rating: 5
Summary: 40 Years of Reference
Comment: This book was a text book for me as I wandered, wonderingly, into the world of freshman college English Lit. in 1960. It has made th cut on all of the 27 "moves to new digs" that I have made since then. It is now like an old friend--treasured, respected, loved. I am sorry it is out of print because my copy is held together with tape and cannot last too much longer. It is written with such an obvious love for the subject matter (the poem) that one is caught up in that love and swept along with it. Yet, the writing is simple, clear, and constructive. It is an introduction to poetry for an adult of any age. For me, it was, and is--priceless.
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Title: Understanding Poetry by Cleanth Brooks, Robert Penn Warren ISBN: 0030769809 Publisher: International Thomson Publishing Pub. Date: July, 1976 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
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Title: How to Read a Poem: And Fall in Love with Poetry by Edward Hirsch ISBN: 0156005662 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: 07 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry by Kim Addonizio, Dorianne Laux ISBN: 0393316548 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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