Why Poetry
Book • 2017
In 'Why Poetry,' Matthew Zapruder offers an impassioned, accessible case for why poetry matters and how readers can approach it more directly.
The book combines personal memoir, close readings, and critical reflection to dispel common misconceptions about poetry and to propose ways to revive engagement with poetic language.
Zapruder balances practical advice for readers and teachers with examples from poets ranging across eras and styles to illustrate his points.
He emphasizes the materiality of language, the freedom and play inherent in poetic practice, and why poems can produce distinctive intellectual and emotional experiences.
The essays aim to make poetry more inviting and to show its relevance to contemporary life.
The book combines personal memoir, close readings, and critical reflection to dispel common misconceptions about poetry and to propose ways to revive engagement with poetic language.
Zapruder balances practical advice for readers and teachers with examples from poets ranging across eras and styles to illustrate his points.
He emphasizes the materiality of language, the freedom and play inherent in poetic practice, and why poems can produce distinctive intellectual and emotional experiences.
The essays aim to make poetry more inviting and to show its relevance to contemporary life.
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