A Poetry Handbook
With passion, wit, and good common sense, the celebrated poet Mary Oliver tells of the basic ways a poem is built-meter and rhyme, form and diction, sound and sense. Drawing on poems from Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, and others, Oliver imparts an extraordinary amount of information in a...
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With passion, wit, and good common sense, the celebrated poet Mary Oliver tells of the basic ways a poem is built-meter and rhyme, form and diction, sound and sense. Drawing on poems from Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, and others, Oliver imparts an extraordinary amount of information in a remarkably short space. “Stunning” (Los Angeles Times). Index.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780156724005 (0156724006)
ASIN: 156724006
Publish date: August 15th 1994
Publisher: Mariner Books
Pages no: 130
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Writing,
Academic,
School,
Reference,
Language,
Literature,
Criticism,
Crafts,
College,
Poetry,
How To
I know basically nothing about poetry, so most of this was either informative or inspirational.