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 loneliness, selected by the award-winning,
best-selling, and beloved author of How to Read a Poem
Implicit in poetry is the idea that we are enriched by heartbreaks, by
the recognition and understanding of suffering—not just our own
suffering but also the pain of others. We are not so much diminished as
enlarged by grief, by our refusal to vanish, or to let others vanish,
without leaving a record. And poets are people who are determined to
leave a trace in words, to transform oceanic depths of feeling into art
that speaks to others.
In 100 Poems to Break Your Heart, poet
and advocate Edward Hirsch selects 100 poems, from the
nineteenth century to the present, and illuminates them, unpacking
context and references to help the reader fully experience the range of
emotion and wisdom within these poems.
For anyone trying to process grief, loneliness, or fear, this collection of poetry will be your guide in trying times.
