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A review by veniasum
How Does a Poem Mean? by Miller Williams, John Ciardi
4.0
Category: Books it's hard to say whether you "read" or not.
Part textbook (though that sounds derogatory) on how to read poetry and what makes it good, part anthology organized by the topic being discussed. I discovered a substantial collection of poems I hadn't read before and was glad to read. I also was pushed to think about reading (and writing) in ways I hadn't heard articulated before. If I were ever to teach a class on poetry, I would revisit this first.
Read about half with careful attention to detail, and skimmed the second half. Worth revisiting when I cure my addiction to keeping library books past their due.
Part textbook (though that sounds derogatory) on how to read poetry and what makes it good, part anthology organized by the topic being discussed. I discovered a substantial collection of poems I hadn't read before and was glad to read. I also was pushed to think about reading (and writing) in ways I hadn't heard articulated before. If I were ever to teach a class on poetry, I would revisit this first.
Read about half with careful attention to detail, and skimmed the second half. Worth revisiting when I cure my addiction to keeping library books past their due.