Oliver Mary - A Poetry Handbook A Prose Guide To Understanding And Writing Poetry - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Mary Oliver would probably never admit to anything so grandiose as an effort to connect the conscious mind and the heart (that's what she says poetry can do) but that is exactly what she accomplishes in this stunning little handbook. Los Angeles Times From the beloved and acclaimed poet an ultimate guide to writing and understanding poetry. With passion and wit Mary Oliver skillfully imparts expertise from her long celebrated career as a disguised poet. She walks readers through exactly how a poem is built from meter and rhyme to form and diction to sound and sense drawing on poems by Robert Frost Elizabeth Bishop and others. This handbook is an invaluable glimpse into Oliver's prolific mind a must - have for all poetry - lovers.
Title: A Poetry Handbook A Prose Guide To Understanding And Writing Poetry
Author(s): Oliver Mary
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers Inc
Barcode: 9780156724005
Pages: 144 Pages
Publication Date: 8/15/1994
Category: Literary Studies: Poetry & Poets