How a Poem Moves: A Field Guide for Readers of Poetry, Paperback/Adam Sol

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Description A collection of playfully elucidating essays, to help reluctant poetry readers become well-versed in verse. Developed from Adam Sol's popular blog, How a Poem Moves is a collection of 35 short essays that walks readers through an array of contemporary poems. Sol is a dynamic teacher, and in these essays, he has captured the humor and engaging intelligence for which he is known in the classroom. With a breezy style, Sol delivers essays that are perfect for a quick read or to be grouped together as a curriculum. Though How a Poem Moves is not a textbook, it demonstrates poetry's range and pleasures through encounters with individual poems that span traditions, techniques, and ambitions. This illuminating book is for readers who are afraid they "don't get" poetry, but who believe that, with a welcoming guide, they might conquer their fear and cultivate a new appreciation. About the author Adam Sol is a poet, writer, and teacher originally from Connecticut. Educated at Tufts University, Indiana University, and the University of Cincinnati, he has lived in Toronto for 20 years. He currently teaches at the University of Toronto's Victoria College. He lives in Toronto, Ontario, with his wife, Rabbi Yael Splansky, and their three sons.