Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
viii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
Contents |
Kingfishers catching fire : looking with poetry's eyes -- Language wakes up in the morning : on poetry's speaking -- Seeing through words : an introduction to BashÅ, haiku, and the suppleness of image -- Thoreau's hound : poetry and the hidden -- Uncarryable remainders : poetry and uncertainty -- Close reading : windows -- Poetry and the constellation of surprise -- What is American in modern American poetry : a brief primer with poems -- Poetry, transformation, and the column of tears -- Strange reaches, impossibility, and big hidden drawers : poetry and paradox. |
Summary |
"A collection of ten essays by the poet Jane Hirshfield, about reading and understanding poetry, and about the power of poetry"-- Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Poetry -- History and criticism.
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Books and reading.
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LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays.
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LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry.
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LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading.
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Poetry.
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Added Title |
Essays. Selections
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ISBN |
9780385351058 hardcover : $24.95 |
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0385351054 hardcover |
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9780385351065 (eBook) |
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