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According to Hirsch, poetry is not just a part of life - it is life, and expresses like no other art our most sublime emotions. In this book, he shows how to read a poem, covering verse by, among others, Sylvia Plath, Pablo Neruda and Wordsworth.'

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A lovely book, full of joy and wisdom. -The Baltimore Sun <br> Hirsch's contribution is significant, [grounded] in the obvious pleasure he has experienced through words. . . . Who could resist the wiles of this poetry-broker-a writer rapidly becoming the baby boomers' preeminent man of letters? -Detroit Free Press <br> Laudable . . . The answer Hirsch gives to the question of how to read a poem is: Ecstatically. -The Boston Book Review <br>

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