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Poetry
A Writers' Guide and Anthology
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Artikel-Nr:
9781350020153
Veröffentl:
2018
Erscheinungsdatum:
11.01.2018
Seiten:
296
Autor:
Amorak Huey
Gewicht:
464 g
Format:
235x158x23 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Amorak Huey and Todd Kaneko
Poetry: A Writers' Guide and Anthology is a complete introduction to the art and craft of writing poetry. The authors map out more than 25 key elements of poetry including image, lyric, point of view, metaphor, and movement and use these elements as starting points for discussion questions and writing prompts. The book guides the reader through a range of poetic modes including: Elegy Found poems Nocturne Ode Protest poems Ars Poetica Lyric NarrativePoetry also offers inspiring examples of contemporary poetry covering all the modes and elements discussed by the book, including poems by: Billy Collins, Sherman Alexie, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Natalie Diaz, Traci Brimhall, Terrance Hayes, Richard Blanco, Danez Smith, Natasha Trethewey, Mark Halliday, Eileen Myles, Mary Jo Bang, Tracy K. Smith, Ocean Vuong, and many others.
The 25 elements offer professors flexibility when using the book to teach classes. They can slowly introduce elements week-by-week in their courses. Elements can be taught individually or in groups.
Preface: A Word of Welcome for Teachers and StudentsSection 1: An Introduction to Poetry1. Why do we write poems?2. What is meaning?3. What does talent have to do with anything?4. Where do poems come from?5. What does it mean to be a Poet?Section 2: The Elements of Poetry6. Rhetorical Construction7. The ElementsSection 3: Practicalities8. The Poetry Workshop9. Revision10. Proceed with CautionSection 4: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetic ModesAppendix: 75 Poetry ExperimentsFurther ReadingIndex