Really wasn't a fan of this.
Right off the bat the intended audience is so unclear that i only really know who the intended readers are because the author states directly that it is for both lovers of poetry as well as people new to poetry. You shouldn't have to tell me that. The book also fails to work well for either of these two groups. It fails to work well as a book for readers well versed in poetry by over explaining basic concepts and overall not doing anything very inventive or compelling, and it also fails to work well as a book for introductory readers by being so overly flowery and pretentious that it isolates itself within an air that only people very interested in poetry would enjoy. It ends up landing in a middle space that feels suitable for a book you would be required to read for a freshman college poetry course and nowhere else.
The content overall was fine. I wouldn't call it good or bad. It certainly has potential. I just wish it would commit to either a higher or lower level audience. The middle ground really tanks it for me.