"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 lonelines"--Provided by publisher.
An exploration of poetry and feeling, presenting poems selected by the author as emblematic because they suggest something crucial about the nature of poetry itself, and offering his insights on how the poems should be read.
Presents more than thirty poems by Jewish American poet Edward Hirsch on such topics and themes as Alzheimer's disease, the Holocaust, grief, guilt, and forgiveness.
