Bibliograph

How to read poetry like a professor, a quippy and sonorous guide to verse, Thomas C. Foster

Type

Label

How to read poetry like a professor, a quippy and sonorous guide to verse, Thomas C. Foster

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-193) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How to read poetry like a professor

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Thomas C. Foster

Sub title

a quippy and sonorous guide to verse

Summary

Poetry demands more from readers -- intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually -- than other literary forms. Most of us started out loving poetry because it filled our beloved children's books from Dr. Seuss to Robert Louis Stevenson. Eventually, our reading shifted to prose and later when we encountered poetry again, we had no recent experience to make it feel familiar. But reading poetry doesn't need to be so overwhelming. In an entertaining and engaging voice, Thomas C. Foster shows readers how to overcome their fear of poetry and learn to enjoy it once more

Table Of Contents

What is poetry? -- How is poetry? -- Why is poetry?

Target audience

adult

Creator