Poetry text book | Poetry: An Introduction

book: Poetry: An Introduction | Michael Meyer

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	• Poetry: An Introduction Michael Meyer Bedford/St. Martin's, 2006 - 864 pages average customer review:based on 2 reviews view larger image
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Not What I Expected, But That's Okay! ;)

I have recently been reading Ibsen in the Michael Meyer translations and have been very much impressed. So I was really pleased when I found this poetry text by him on Amazon.

Except that it was by a different Michael Meyer. Amazon seems to be putting all the Michael Meyers together in their search function.

Oh well. It's a really wonderful book. I'm not in college, but I realized that I have never learned to appreciate poetry as much as I would like, although I am a big fan of epic poems. I ordered this book to help me to understand poetry better and this book really fills the bill.

So, although I ordered the wrong book, I got just what I wanted.

Highly recommended.

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Poetry text book

Excellent quality. It was a text book needed for a college class.

Adapted from Michael Meyer's best-selling Bedford Introduction to Literature, this anthology responds to the needs of all kinds of poetry courses. Instructors across the country report that especially at schools where there is a decreased emphasis on literature and the humanities, students do not necessarily see literature as relevant to their lives. They are sometimes totally new to poetry and are often intimidated by it; they sometimes have difficulty approaching and reading a poem and lack confidence in their critical and interpretive abilities. With these factors and students in mind, Meyer has put together an enticing collection of poems from many time periods, cultures, and themes, with voices ranging from the traditional to the hottest contemporary poets, always mixing in plenty of quirky and humorous selections that students will enjoy. Editorial features such as the author's new sample close readings and thematic case studies offer students real help with reading, appreciating, and writing about literature. Poetry is a book designed to make students life-long readers of poetry.

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