Ten Windows
By Jane Hirshfield
By Jane Hirshfield
By Jane Hirshfield
By Jane Hirshfield
Category: Essays & Literary Collections | Poetry | Literary Criticism
Category: Essays & Literary Collections | Poetry | Literary Criticism
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$20.00
Feb 21, 2017 | ISBN 9780345806840
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Mar 17, 2015 | ISBN 9780385351065
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$20.00
Feb 21, 2017 | ISBN 9780345806840
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Mar 17, 2015 | ISBN 9780385351065
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Praise
âProbing and insightfulâŠdeeply illuminatingâŠThis brilliant collection [asks], âHow do poemsâhow does artâwork?â Hirshfieldâs original excursions take no shortcuts, subtly integrating image, statement, experience, and understanding.â âWorld Literature Today
âOne of our finest poets [and] best essayists on the act of writing and the art of poetryâŠShe speaks to the largest audience of poetry loversâŠWindows are thrown open to a vision of poetry from the inside looking out.â âNew York Journal of Books
âIn 20 or 30 years, this book may be remembered as one of the great common-readers on the pleasures of poetry . . . . [Hirshfieldâs] approach to poetry is exhilarating. Reading her is reminiscent of the joy found among the insights and illuminations of Hugh Kennerâs best work . . . . This thrilling work of immense value is truly an important book on one of the most important subjects: poetry. However, like a strong drink (or a great poem) it probably isnât to be taken in a single gulp. It may even seem a little intoxicating, but drink.ââLibrary Journal, starred review
âWith precision and passion, Hirshfield elucidates poetryâs âmusical shapeliness,â âcreative intention,â embrace of uncertainty, and how poetry engenders a profound âunlatching.â She draws stirring examples from Shakespeare, Hopkins, Whitman, Auden, Bishop, Milosz, Brooks, and Komunyakaa and illuminates the power of haiku in her affecting in-depth profile of the Japanese poet Bash. Hirshfield writes brilliantly of paradox in poetry, of what poets and stand-up comics have in common, and how poetry âcounters isolation and meaninglessness.â The profound pleasure Hirshfield takes in delineating poetryâs efficacy makes for a beautifully enlightening volume. âDonna Seaman, Booklist (starred review)