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A Primer for Poets and Readers of Poetry
Gregory Orr
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Description for A Primer for Poets and Readers of Poetry
Paperback. An innovative and accessible guide to poetry writing by an award-winning poet and beloved professor. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CBW; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
This primer guides young poets towards a deeper understanding of how poetry can function in their lives, while introducing the art in an exciting new way. It provides writing exercises and explains topics such as the personal and cultural threshold, the four forces that animate poetic language, tactics of revision, ecstasy and engagement as motives for poetry, and how to locate and learn from our personal poetic forebears.
This primer guides young poets towards a deeper understanding of how poetry can function in their lives, while introducing the art in an exciting new way. It provides writing exercises and explains topics such as the personal and cultural threshold, the four forces that animate poetic language, tactics of revision, ecstasy and engagement as motives for poetry, and how to locate and learn from our personal poetic forebears.
Product Details
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393253924
SKU
V9780393253924
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99-30
About Gregory Orr
Gregory Orr is the author of twelve collections of poetry as well as two works of prose, Poetry as Survival and The Blessing. He has received the Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and two National Endowment of the Arts fellowships. He lives in Charlottesville and has taught for over forty years ... Read more
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