April is National Poetry Month. Most people have difficulty understanding and really getting into poetry. Here at Loudoun, we have books that will help you. Here are a few examples:
How to Read a Poem: and fall in love with poetry by Edward Hirsch
PN 1042 H48 1999
Songs of our selves: the uses of poetry in America
PS 323.5 R82 2007
Also, look for titles that explain specific poems:
Classes on Modern Poets and the Art of Poetry
PS 323 .D53 2004
Poets thinking : Pope, Whitman, Dickinson, Yeats
PR502 .V465 2004
Or have you tried writing your own poems?
The Poetry Home Repair Manual: practical advice for beginning poets
PN 1059 A9 K66 2005
If you want to learn more about National Poetry Month or about poetry, visit the Academy of American Poets website.
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