{"product_id":"how-to-read-a-poem-based-on-the-billy-collins-poem-introduction-to-poetry-field-guide-series-9780989854221","title":"How to Read a Poem: Based on the Billy Collins Poem \"Introduction to Poetry\" (Field Guide Series)","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePoetry Guide Based on Billy Collins' Introduction to Poetry\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nHow to read a poem. A lot of books want to teach you just that. How is this one different?\n\nThink of it less as an instructional book and more as an invitation. For the reader new to poetry, this guide will open your senses to the combined craft and magic known as \"poems\". For the well versed, if you will, this book might make you fall in love again.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eUnique Approach to Understanding Poetry\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003eHow to Read a Poem\u003c\/i\u003e uses images like the mouse, the hive, the switch (from the Billy Collins poem \"Introduction to Poetry\")-to guide readers into new ways of understanding poems. Rather than dry analysis, this field guide employs metaphorical thinking to unlock meaning in verse. The mouse represents curiosity and exploration, the hive suggests the complex structure of poems, and the switch symbolizes the illumination that comes with understanding.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nThis poetry guide serves as an excellent teaching tool for classrooms and independent study. An anthology is included, providing practical examples to apply the concepts discussed throughout the book. Whether you're encountering poetry for the first time or rediscovering your passion for verse, this guide offers accessible entry points into poetic interpretation.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFor Teachers and Students\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nEnglish teachers will find this book particularly valuable as a classroom resource. The field guide format makes complex literary concepts approachable for students at various levels. The connection to Billy Collins' widely-taught poem \"Introduction to Poetry\" provides a familiar anchor point for lesson planning and discussion.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eTania Runyan\u003c\/b\u003e is an editor for \u003ci\u003eEvery Day Poems\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of four books of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Vessels\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSimple Weight.\u003c\/i\u003e Her poems have appeared in many publications, including \u003ci\u003ePoetry, Atlanta Review, Nimrod, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSouthern Poetry Review.\u003c\/i\u003e She received an NEA Literature fellowship in 2011.","brand":"T. S. Poetry Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680808341778,"sku":"9780989854221","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4baa90ca-08d8-459c-ad6d-bc01ba9f0f0a.jpg?v=1733942714","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-read-a-poem-based-on-the-billy-collins-poem-introduction-to-poetry-field-guide-series-9780989854221","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}