{"product_id":"9798765104101","title":"Poetry Reader An Anthology","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePoetry Reader\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Anthology\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMark Yakich\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou have picked up this book because you are a poetry reader. Or you are about to be one. Because as soon as you read a poem, that's what you are.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with the profound, the lyrical, the consoling, and the curious, \u003ci\u003eThe Poetry Reader: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e is the book you would hope to find if you washed up alone on a deserted island: this companionable collection shows how poetry itself is a discussion, alive and flowing, and how poems speak to, with, and sometimes over one another. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you are a teacher, this is the anthology you wish you had as a student – a text that doesn't try to survey entire time periods or aesthetic areas, but one that places side-by-side carefully selected poems that speak to each other over time as well as to today's readers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Section header notes provide critical commentary, framing the poems within their given topic\u003cbr\u003e- Discussion and writing suggestions give interesting and actionable prompts\u003cbr\u003e- Works as a standalone book, or can easily be used alongside \u003ci\u003ePoetry: A Survivor's Guide, 2nd ed.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on traditional poems and contemporary works, this anthology offers globe-spanning, stylistically diverse poetry, ranging from canonical poems by the likes of Sappho and Shakespeare to those of new voices such as Layli Long Soldier and Mukoma wa Ngugi. As a compact, eclectic, and approachable collection based on specific aspects of poetry and poetic practices – from identity and metaphor to sublimation and spirituality – \u003ci\u003eThe Poetry Reader \u003c\/i\u003eacts as a guide to understanding the essentials of both reading and writing poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMark Yakich\u003c\/b\u003e is Gregory F. Curtin, S.J. Distinguished Professor of English at Loyola University New Orleans, USA, where he has been editor of \u003ci\u003eNew Orleans Review \u003c\/i\u003esince 2012. He is the author of the poetry collections \u003ci\u003eUnrelated Individuals Forming a Group Waiting to Cross\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eThe Importance of Peeling Potatoes in Ukraine \u003c\/i\u003e(2008), and \u003ci\u003eSpiritual Exercises \u003c\/i\u003e(2019); a novel, \u003ci\u003eA Meaning for Wife \u003c\/i\u003e(2011); and Object Lessons book on \u003ci\u003eFootball\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2022), and a guide to reading and writing poems, \u003ci\u003ePoetry: A Survivor's Guide\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2016\/2022).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 January 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798765104101\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.08\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331280666764,"sku":"9798765104101","price":22.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_293d9557-7891-4e1e-bb4d-7fee3d58eecc.jpg?v=1783595656","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9798765104101","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}