Introduction to Poetry is a comprehensive handbook to discover the power and play of language, rhythm, and emotion woven into poems. By delving into different poetic traditions and ages, elements, devices and theories of poetry, the book enables students to learn the art of understanding and crafting evocative imagery. The volume offers the opportunity to explore the nuances of rhyme and meter and discover how poets use their words as vehicles for self-expression, reflection, and social commentary, transcending the boundaries of language to touch the hearts and minds of their audience. The book offers theories by literary stalwarts such as Wordsworth, Coleridge and T.S. Eliot. These theories, in turn, are supplemented by poems of Shakespeare, Donne, Keats, Yeats and others. With its engaging and accessible approach, the book propels students to interpret and appreciate the complexities of poetry and harness their own poetic potential.