Binding: Paperback
Description: 100 of the most moving and inspiring poems of the last 200 years from around the world a collection that will comfort and enthrall anyone trapped by grief or loneliness selected by the award - winning best - selling and beloved author of How to Read a Poem Implicit in poetry is the idea that we are enriched by heartbreaks by the recognition and understanding of suffering not just our own suffering but also the pain of others. We are not so much diminished as enlarged by grief by our refusal to vanish or to let others vanish without leaving a record. And poets are people who are determined to leave a trace in words to transform oceanic depths of feeling into art that speaks to others. In 100 Poems to Break Your Heart poet and advocate Edward Hirsch selects 100 poems from the nineteenth century to the present and illuminates them unpacking context and references to help the reader fully experience the range of emotion and wisdom within these poems. For anyone trying to process grief loneliness or fear this collection of poetry will be your guide in trying times.
Title: 100 Poems To Break Your Heart
Author(s): Hirsch Edward
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780358699354
Pages: 512 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 1/31/2023