Discussion Guides for Poetry

Poetry, by its very nature, communicates ideas through suggestion, allusion, and resonance. Because meaning in poetry resides in the interaction between author and reader, and is brought to light through the pooling of different perspectives and readers’ responses, poems are ideal for Shared Inquiry™ discussion.

The following online discussion guides were written by Foundation editors for selected classic and contemporary Penguin titles. Each discussion guide features interpretive questions that support lively and extended discussion, biographical background on the author, and recommended related titles.