Author: Christian WimanPublisher: Copper Canyon Press
ISBN: 1619320932
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
An intimate first book of personal essays and incisive commentary from the editor of Poetry.
Ambition and Survival
Author: Christian WimanPublisher: Copper Canyon Press
ISBN: 1619320932
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
An intimate first book of personal essays and incisive commentary from the editor of Poetry.
Becoming a Poet
Author: David KalstonePublisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472087204
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
A celebrated study of Elizabeth Bishop's genius, as revealed through her literary friendships
To Be the Poet
Author: Maxine Hong KingstonPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674007918
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
"I have almost finished my longbook," Maxine Hong Kingston declares. "Let my life as Poet begin...I won't be a workhorse anymore; I'll be a skylark." To Be the Poet is Kingston's manifesto, the avowal and declaration of a writer who has devoted a good part of her sixty years to writing prose, and who, over the course of this spirited and inspiring book, works out what the rest of her life will be, in poetry. Taking readers along with her, this celebrated writer gathers advice from her gifted contemporaries and from sages, critics, and writers whom she takes as ancestors. She consults her past, her conscience, her time--and puts together a volume at once irreverent and deeply serious, playful and practical, partaking of poetry throughout as it pursues the meaning, the possibility, and the power of the life of the poet. A manual on inviting poetry, on conjuring the elusive muse, To Be the Poet is also a harvest of poems, from charms recollected out of childhood to bursts of eloquence, wonder, and waggish wit along the way to discovering what it is to be a poet.
Slant Light
Author: Sarah WestcottPublisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 1781383871
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Westcott's musical and elegant work is clear-eyed and breathtaking in its approach to the fragilities of the self and the planet she inhabits.
Ordinary Genius: A Guide for the Poet Within
Author: Kim AddonizioPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393346994
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
In this fresh approach to writing poetry, the coauthor of the perennially popular The Poet's Companion offers sharp insights into the craft of writing. "The creative process is just that," maintains Kim Addonizio. "Not a means to an end, but an ongoing participation." A widely acclaimed poet and finalist for the National Book Award, Addonizio meditates on her own process as she encourages writers to explore both their personal and political worlds, to seek inspiration from poets new and old, and to discover the rich poetic resources of the Internet. Lively, accessible, and informative, Ordinary Genius?provides wisdom gleaned through personal experience and offers a heady variety of writing exercises. Chapters on gender, addiction, race and class, metaphor and line invite each individual writer to find and to hone his or her unique voice. This is the perfect book for both experienced writers and beginners eager to glimpse the angel of poetry.
How to Be a Poet
Author: J. M. FarkasPublisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 1524860263
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
In her second book of erasures, JM Farkas takes on Ovid's Ars Amatoria, or "The Art of Love." In her signature feminist, revisionist twist, Farkas speaks to emerging "girl" poets. How to Be a Poet is not only for writers, but for anyone who wants to create beauty in the world. In addition to the erasure, How to Be a Poet includes a second version of the poem in a style that leaves the original text visible for readers who want to read the scandalous source material. avenge your mother. invent a girl with a reckless heart. free her in her tower. be a thief, snatch time, every time you write...
Inklings
Author: Sarah WestcottPublisher:
ISBN: 9781905233397
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Inklings, is the debut poetry pamphlet of Sarah Westcott, runner up in the inaugural Venture Award for poetry.
The Hatred of Poetry
Author: Ben LernerPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0865478201
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
"The novelist and poet Ben Lerner argues that our hatred of poetry is ultimately a sign of its nagging relevance"--
The Selected Poems of Wendell Berry
Author: Wendell BerryPublisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458758028
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
This rich volume reflects the development of Berry's poetic sensibility. ''the Selected Poems of Wendell Berry makes available cartloads and heaps of clear and fluent work from Berry's fourteen books of poetry and four decades of writing, closely documenting the inner and the visible lives Berry sees and feels in agriculture and in nature.''
Letters to a Young Poet
Author: Rainer Maria RilkePublisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486847500
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Essential reading for scholars, poetry lovers, and anyone with an interest in Rainer Maria Rilke, German poetry, or the creative impulse, these ten letters of correspondence between Rilke and a young aspiring poet reveal elements from the inner workings of his own poetic identity. The letters coincided with an important stage of his artistic development and readers can trace many of the themes that later emerge in his best works to these messages—Rilke himself stated these letters contained part of his creative genius.