by Maria Hummel
First published 2014
Maria Hummel approaches poetry not as a subject to master but as an experience to embrace. She uses concrete images from Billy Collins' "Introduction to Poetry" including the mouse, the hive, and the switch as entry points into poems. Hummel guides newcomers to open their senses to what she calls the combined craft and magic of verse. For experienced readers, she offers fresh perspectives that can rekindle appreciation. The book includes an anthology of poems alongside her guidance. Rather than delivering rigid rules, Hummel creates pathways for readers to discover their own relationships with poetry. Her method focuses on sensory engagement and intuitive understanding over academic analysis.
Genres: art, literary-criticism, poetry, criticism, how-to, academic
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: intuitive-understanding, sensory-engagement
120 pages · Paperback · T. S. Poetry Press