Books about poetry:
“A God in the House: Poets Talk About Faith,” edited by Ilya Kaminsky and Katherine Towler
“Ten Windows: How Great Poems Transform the World,” by Jane Hirshfield
Debra Dean Murphy: Mary Oliver and other poets can help us perceive -- and protect -- the natural world
The disciplined reading of poetry can inculcate a mindset of paying deep attention to the world around us, says a scholar.
