"Poetry is a way of life," says poet Howard McCord. "And being fascinated with it is, to me, simply investigating my own human nature---and the nature of all the other human beings around me."
Why read or write poetry? Where do poems come from? What is life as a poet like? What makes a good poem? What kills a poem? Howard, author of more than 35 books and whose Collected Poems was nominated for a National Book Award in 2002, explores these questions and more.
At once a portrait of a master poet and a journey of insights into poetic expression, The Tao of Poetry features Howard on tour, in conversation, and reading his own poems.