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GtrsRGr8 · 03-02-2015, 01:47 AM

88% off of digital list.

This book is a new book, having been published for the first time in April 2014.

The author, Edward Hirsch, wrote the national bestseller How to Read a Poem.

A Poet's Glossary. By Edward Hirsch. Rated 4 1/2 stars, from 43 reviews at the present moment. Print list price $30.00; digital list price $24.00; Kindle price now $2.99. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, publisher. 741 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Poets-Glossary...t%27s+Glossary.

Book Description
A major addition to the literature of poetry, Edward Hirsch’s sparkling new work is a compilation of forms, devices, groups, movements, isms, aesthetics, rhetorical terms, and folklore—a book that all readers, writers, teachers, and students of poetry will return to over and over.
Hirsch has delved deeply into the poetic traditions of the world, returning with an inclusive, international compendium. Moving gracefully from the bards of ancient Greece to the revolutionaries of Latin America, from small formal elements to large mysteries, he provides thoughtful definitions for the most important poetic vocabulary, imbuing his work with a lifetime of scholarship and the warmth of a man devoted to his art.

Knowing how a poem works is essential to unlocking its meaning. Hirsch’s entries will deepen readers’ relationships with their favorite poems and open greater levels of understanding in each new poem they encounter. Shot through with the enthusiasm, authority, and sheer delight that made How to Read a Poem so beloved, A Poet’s Glossary is a new classic.

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GtrsRGr8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,334 Karma: 27815322 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Southeastern U.S., ya'll Device: Kindle; Kindle (10.1.1) for PC; Kindle Cloud Reader	88% Markdown on A Poet's Glossary, by Renowned Poet Edward Hirsch. 88% off of digital list. This book is a new book, having been published for the first time in April 2014. The author, Edward Hirsch, wrote the national bestseller How to Read a Poem. A Poet's Glossary. By Edward Hirsch. Rated 4 1/2 stars, from 43 reviews at the present moment. Print list price $30.00; digital list price $24.00; Kindle price now $2.99. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, publisher. 741 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Poets-Glossary...t%27s+Glossary. Book Description A major addition to the literature of poetry, Edward Hirsch’s sparkling new work is a compilation of forms, devices, groups, movements, isms, aesthetics, rhetorical terms, and folklore—a book that all readers, writers, teachers, and students of poetry will return to over and over. Hirsch has delved deeply into the poetic traditions of the world, returning with an inclusive, international compendium. Moving gracefully from the bards of ancient Greece to the revolutionaries of Latin America, from small formal elements to large mysteries, he provides thoughtful definitions for the most important poetic vocabulary, imbuing his work with a lifetime of scholarship and the warmth of a man devoted to his art. Knowing how a poem works is essential to unlocking its meaning. Hirsch’s entries will deepen readers’ relationships with their favorite poems and open greater levels of understanding in each new poem they encounter. Shot through with the enthusiasm, authority, and sheer delight that made How to Read a Poem so beloved, A Poet’s Glossary is a new classic.