The Essential Poet’s Glossary
The Essential Poet’s Glossary by Edward Hirsch, published by Mariner Books in 2017, is a comprehensive resource designed for poets and poetry enthusiasts. This edition distills the most valuable insights from Hirsch’s earlier work, offering a collection of poetic terms that span centuries and cultures. With 385 pages, this glossary serves as a vital tool for understanding the intricacies of poetry, including forms, devices, movements, and rhetorical terms.
Readers will find that this glossary enhances their appreciation of poetry by providing clear definitions and explanations that deepen their understanding of various poetic elements. The content is crafted to support not only writers and students but also teachers and anyone interested in the art of poetry. By exploring the connections between poetic terms and their applications, this edition aims to enrich the reader’s experience with both classic and contemporary works.
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A Poet’s Glossary was an extraordinary achievement that continues to stand as a definitive source for poets and poetry lovers alike. Here, The Essential Poet’s Glossary gleans the very best from that extraordinary volume.
“An instant classic that belongs on the bookshelf of every serious poet and literature student.”–Washington Post
Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets Edward Hirsch has compiled poetic terms spanning centuries and continents, including forms, devices, movements, aesthetics, rhetorical terms, and folklore. Knowing how a poem works is crucial to unlocking its meaning–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 A Poet’s Glossary and How to Read a Poem so beloved, this Essential edition is the book that all readers, writers, teachers, and students of poetry will return to again and again.
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