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This is one of the first serious (but thoroughly enjoyable) books on poetry I ever read. I was first exposed to it in my late teens and have gone back to it many times throughout the years. Ciardi leaves you feeling like you've just spent time in conversation with a genius who knows poetry inside and out -- which he was, and he did. This is certainly requisite reading for any serious student of poetry.
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