Is it as if the words of a poem read aloud together -as we hope grandparents and grandchildrens will- trasnmit a secret wisdom as no ordinary language can.
-From the preface
Poems can be brilliantly goofy or profundly serious, they can make you giggle or move to tears; they can teach valuable life lessons or make hilarious fun of the world and its ways. More than 250 poems by the world´s greatest poets take you from the nonsensical to the wise.
* Esta contraportada corresponde a la edición de 2010. La Enciclopedia de la literatura en México no se hace responsable de los contenidos y puntos de vista vertidos en ella.
