Jill Bialosky is the author of four acclaimed collections of poetry. Her poems have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Kenyon Review, and The Atlantic, among others. She is the author of three novels, most recently, The Prize, and a New York Times bestselling memoir History of a Suicide: My Sister's Unfinished Life. Jill was honored by the Poetry Society of America for her distinguished contribution to the field of poetry in 2015. She is an editor at W. W. Norton & Company and lives in New York City.
"Poetry Will Save Your Life is a remarkable and compulsively
readable book, one that combines the poignant moments of lived life
and the reflected life of words in a wholly original way. Jill
Bialosky writes with as much pristine skill about her personal
story as she writes about the poems that nurtured and inspired her.
The intersection of art and life has rarely been so vividly
rendered."--Daphne Merkin, author of This Close to Happy
"Poetry Will Save Your Life is one of the most moving
memoirs I've ever read, but it's so much more. Bialosky does
something miraculous: as she shares stories from her life, she
shows how specific poems can help all of us make sense of our own
lives and the world. Here are classic and contemporary poems that
help us see and hear one another more clearly; that speak to us in
times of loss and grief; that guide us through our every days. If
you've always loved poetry, this book will captivate you. And if
you want to love poetry, then this book will open worlds. Poetry
Will Save Your Life is itself a life-saving book."--Will
Schwalbe, New York Times bestselling author of The End of Your Life
Book Club and Books for Living
"An intimate discussion not only on how to read poetry, but
also on how to love poetry. . . .Bialosky convinces us that
poetry is alive and ready to breathe with us--through love, loss,
joy, pain and the immensity of experience life brings us." --
"Christian Science Monitor"
"Empathic, wise, humane, and consoling, Jill Bialosky's Poetry
Will Save Your Life is an engrossing celebration of poetry for
any curious reader. Bialosky tells us about the poems that have
kept her company over the years--and along the ways she joyfully
illuminates both poetry and life itself."--Meghan O'Rourke, author
of The Long Goodbye
"This is the only textbook you will ever need on poetry. It tells
you not only how to read poetry, but why to read it,
lovingly illustrated by portraits from Bialosky's life so intimate
that every passage feels like a private gift, tenderly crafted for
the reader's memory, to be cherished for years to come."--Hope
Jahren, bestselling author of Lab Girl
"A lovely hybrid that blends [Bialosky's] coming-of-age story with
engaging literary analysis. . . . Adults and mature teens will find
much to love in this book, which demonstrates how poems can become
an integral part of life. It also suggests, on every page, the
wisdom and deep compassion that make [Bialosky's book] a tremendous
asset both to readers and other writers."
-- "The Washington Post"
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