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A major new guide to writing and understanding poetry
Author : Annie Finch
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,3 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780472116935
A major new guide to writing and understanding poetry
Author : Arnold Bennett
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 13,24 MB
Release : 2019-09-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3734094526
Reproduction of the original: The Author s Craft by Arnold Bennett
Author : Diane Lockward
Publisher : eBookIt.com
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,84 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1947896490
The Strategic Poet: Honing the Craft focuses on the craft of poetry and is based on the belief that craft can be taught and the best teacher of craft is a good poem. This book assumes a knowledgeable reader, that is, one who already knows the language of poetry and already practices the craft. This book is organized into thirteen sections, each one devoted to a specific poetic strategy. While only thirteen strategies are used for organizational purposes, the reader will find many additional strategies referred to and discussed within the sections. There is a progression from one section to the next, but each section also stands alone, so the reader or teacher can follow the order of the Contents or move about freely among the sections. Each section begins with a Craft Talk solicited from a well-known poet with a clear mastery of craft. Each Craft Talk is followed by Model Poems and Prompts. Each Model Poem is followed by an analysis of its craft elements, especially its use of the section's strategy. One Model Poem in each section is followed by a Commentary from the poet who wrote the poem and is focused on a particular strategy used in the poem. Each of the thirty-six Prompts is followed by two Sample Poems written to the prompts. These seventy-two poems demonstrate that the prompts are not mere exercises and can produce terrific poems. Each section ends with three Bonus Prompts. There thirty-nine additional prompts were contributed by thirteen contemporary poets. These short prompts provide additional practice with the strategies, can be used multiple times, and should lead to some good poems. Contributors include 114 of our best contemporary poets. This book is suitable for use by poets working independently, by poets in writing groups, and by teachers in the classroom.
Author : Theodore Roethke
Publisher :
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 31,53 MB
Release : 1965
Category : American poetry
ISBN :
Essays and lectures which cover the full span of Roethke's craftmanship.
Author : Helen Fern Daringer
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,97 MB
Release : 1935
Category : American poetry
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 37,68 MB
Release : 1905
Category : American poetry
ISBN :
Author : Diane Lockward
Publisher : Terrapin Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 21,62 MB
Release : 2017-01-10
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0997666676
The Crafty Poet II is organized into ten sections, beginning with "Revising Your Process." That section is followed by one on "Entryways into Poems" which considers how a poet might get going with a poem and how a poet might pull in a reader with humor and enticing titles. There is in-depth discussion of the importance of choosing the right words; using syntax, line breaks, and spacing to advantage; and enhancing the music of poems. There is a meaty section on how to add complication to your poems, another on how to divert or transform your poems from their original intention, and another on special forms of poems. In "Expanding the Material" three poets consider how to write poetic sequences using paintings, photographs, and history. The final section, "Revision," moves beyond the usual advice to "get rid of adjectives" as one poet offers ways to revise via sound, another offers a series of expansion strategies, and, finally, poet Dick Allen issues a warning against excessive revision. All ten sections include three craft tips, each provided by an experienced, accomplished poet. Each of these thirty craft tips is followed by a Model poem and a Prompt based on the poem. Each model poem is used as a mentor, expressing the underlying philosophy of the book that the best teacher of poetry is a good poem. Each prompt is followed by two Sample poems which suggest the possibilities for the prompts and should provide for good discussion about what works and what doesn't. Each section includes a Poet on the Poem Q&A about the craft elements in one of the featured poet's poems. Each section concludes with a Bonus Prompt, each of which provides a stimulus on those days when you just can't get your engine started.
Author : Jessica Stark
Publisher : Birds
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 37,80 MB
Release : 2020-03-10
Category :
ISBN : 9780982617731
Poetry. Asian & Asian American Studies. California Studies. Film. SAVAGE PAGEANT recounts the history of the defunct zoo, Jungleland, which housed Hollywood's show animals up until its closure in 1969. In it, Stark explores the concept of US American spectacle and its historic ties to celebrity culture, the maternal body, racist taxonomies, the mistreatment of animals, and ecological violence. With a hybrid, documentary poetics, SAVAGE PAGEANT reveals how we attempt to narrate and control geographical space and how ghosts (remainders, the sketch, unfinished stories) collapse the tidy corners of our collective, accumulative histories.
Author : Helen Fern Daringer
Publisher : Books for Libraries
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 28,76 MB
Release : 1972
Category : American poetry
ISBN : 9780836963854
Author : Alison Chisholm
Publisher : Allison and Busby
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,71 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Literature
ISBN : 9780749002893
A detailed guide to getting poetry into print.