Studying Poetry is an intuitive and erudite guide to understanding poetry, illustrated with a wonderfully diverse range of examples from the great classics to contemporary poetry including the lyrics of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. The book shows students how to develop the skills of close reading and also examines the context of poetry.

Studying Poetry is a fun, concise and helpful guide to understanding poetry which is divided into three parts, form and meaning, critical approaches and interpreting poetry, all of which help to illuminate the beauty and validity of poetry using a wide variety of examples, from Dylan Thomas to Bob Dylan.

"Its great virtue lies in the amount of questions it raises. [The authors'] enthusiasm, engagement and occasional knowingly facetious asides should appeal to, and enlighten, bright [students]. They will also find the glossary of technical and theoretical terms very useful." - The Times Educational Supplement (Website)