The point of poetry
Nutt, Joe, 1956-2019
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What's the point of poetry? It's a question asked in classrooms all over the world, but it rarely receives a satisfactory answer. Which is why so many people, who read all kinds of books, never read poetry after leaving school. Exploring twenty-two works from poets as varied as William Blake, Seamus Heaney, Rita Dove and Hollie McNish, this book makes the case for what poetry has to offer us, what it can tell us about the things that matter in life. Each poem is discussed with humour and refreshing clarity, using a mixture of anecdote and literary criticism that has been honed over a lifetime of teaching.
Main title:
The point of poetry / Joe Nutt.
Author:
Nutt, Joe, 1956-, author
Imprint:
London : Unbound, 2019.
Collation:
288 pages ; 23 cm
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781783527014 (hbk)
Dewey class:
821.009
LC class:
PR502
Local class:
821.009
Language:
English
BRN:
2435125