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Hirsch‘s love of poetry is infectious. I am in awe of his ability to look at poetry analytically. To discern metaphor through the poem‘s form, to see allegory in the word choice, to look at a poem as a work of art yet not be desensitized to its power. What else is great about this book? How many new poets I have discovered and how many wonderful poems Hirsch includes here.

Time to hit up the library and check out like half their poetry section!

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Here are the January prompts for #PoetryMatters
Everyone is welcome to join in. To play, post a picture of a poem, song, quote, or whatever you feel matches the prompt. Don't forget to tag me in your post.
Have fun and Happy New Year!

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I‘m not the biggest fan of poetry, but this is an excellent overview for Victorian poetry. The editors of Broadview always add helpful notes and intros in their anthologies that help make the works more accessible to a modern audience. #TBRTarot Choose a Book Which Has the Word “And” in the Title.

“Black boys play with building blocks, are fascinated by clocks“

This book uses rhythm and alliteration. Alliteration is the repetition of identical initial consonant sounds in successive or closely associated syllables within a group of words.

This book consists of poems about Black boys and young men depict thirteen views of everyday life: dressed in Sunday best, running to catch a bus, growing up to be teachers, and much more. Each of Tony Medina‘s tanka is matched with a different artist—including recent Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Award recipients.

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There are a lot of how-to poetry books out there. A lot. I‘m sure that some are excellent, some are average, and some are terrible, and individual experiences with these books will vary. My experience of The Art of the Poetic Line by James Longenbach? Excellent. Highly recommended to poets of every skill and experience level, as well as fans of Writing Metrical Poetry by Baer and Writing Poetry in the Dark edited by Wytovich. #howto #poetrymatters