{"product_id":"by-heart-by-ted-hughes-9780571278749","title":"By Heart","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat has happened to the lost art of memorising poetry? Why do we no longer feel that it is necessary to know the most enduring, beautiful poems in the English language \u003cem\u003eby heart\u003c\/em\u003e? In his introduction, Ted Hughes explains how we can overcome the problem by using a memory system that becomes easier the more frequently it is practised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe collected 101 poems are both personal favourites and particularly well-suited to the method Hughes demonstrates. Spanning four centuries, ranging from Shakespeare and Keats through to Auden and Heaney, \u003cem\u003eBy Heart\u003c\/em\u003e offers the reader a 'mental gymnasium' in which the memory can be exercised and trained in the most pleasurable way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSome poems will be more of a challenge than others, but all will be treasured once they have become part of the memory bank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470212776172,"sku":"9780571278749","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780571278749-by-heart.jpg?v=1775213894","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/by-heart-by-ted-hughes-9780571278749","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}