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The Oberlin - SPRING 2011 | ||
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Why Poetry Matters (Why X Matters Series) (8th Edition) by Professor Jay Parini Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2009 ISBN-10: 0-300-15146-2 / 0300151462 ISBN-13: 978-0-300-15146-6 / 9780300151466 Poetry doesn’t matter to most people, observes Jay Parini at the opening of this book. But, undeterred, he commences a deeply felt meditation on poetry, its language and meaning, and its power to open minds and transform lives. By the end of the book, Parini has recovered a truth often obscured by o |