How to read a poem : and fall in love with poetry
(Book)

"A DoubleTake book."

"Published by the Center for Documentary Studies in association with---."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-346) and index.

This volume presents an exploration of poetry and feeling, introducing poems selected by the author as emblematic because they suggest something crucial about the nature of poetry itself, and offering his insights on how the poems should be read. In this guide, the author reaches out to all those who may be disaffected by the mere mention of poetry and instructs the reader to focus on a personal, emotional response.