The Essential Poet's Glossary

<p><strong>"An instant classic that belongs on the bookshelf of every serious poet and literature student."--</strong><em><strong>Washington Post</strong> </em></p><p><em>A Poet's Glossary</em> was an extraordinary achievement a definitive source for poets and poetry lovers alike. Now <em>The Essential Poet's Glossary</em> gleans the very best from that extraordinary volume.</p><p>?Edward Hirsch's sparkling new work compiles 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 <em>A Poet's Glossary </em>and <em>How to Read a Poem</em> so beloved this <em>Essential</em> edition is the book that all readers writers teachers and students of poetry will return to again and again.</p>