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- Book Title
- Discovery of Poetry : a Field Guide to Reading and Writing Poems
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- Literary Criticism, Poetry, Language Arts & Disciplines
- Topic
- Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Poetry, Composition & Creative Writing
- Item Width
- 5.3in
- Item Weight
- 16.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 544 Pages
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The bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun brings poetry out of the classroom and into the homes of everyday readers. Before she fell in love with Tuscany, Frances Mayes fell in love with verse. After publishing five books of poetry and teaching creative writing for more than twenty-five years, Mayes is no stranger to the subject. In The Discovery of Poetry, an accessible "field guide" to reading and writing poetry, she shares her passion with readers. Beginning with basic terminology and techniques, from texture and sound to rhyme and repetition, Mayes shows how focusing on one aspect of a poem can help you to better understand, appreciate, and enjoy the reading and writing experience. In addition to many creative and helpful composition ideas, following each lyrical and lively discussion is a thoughtful selection of poems. With its wonderful anthology from Shakespeare to Jamaica Kinkaid, The Discovery of Poetry is an insightful, invaluable guide to what Mayes calls "the natural pleasures of language-a happiness we were born to have."
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HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0156007622
ISBN-13
9780156007627
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1937302
Product Key Features
Book Title
Discovery of Poetry : a Field Guide to Reading and Writing Poems
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Poetry, Composition & Creative Writing
Publication Year
2001
Genre
Literary Criticism, Poetry, Language Arts & Disciplines
Number of Pages
544 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
16.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pn1042.M34 2001
Grade from
Ninth Grade
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Most readers know Mayes as the best-selling author of Under the Tuscan Sun, but she is also the author of five books of poetry and a former creative writing instructor. In this guide to reading and writing verse, Mayes's goal is to illustrate that poetry is accessible and fun rather than intimidating. Discussing rhyme, free verse, choice of subject, and style, she explains, in plain language, how poetry works. To prove her point, she includes hundreds of examples of poetry from different time periods. The chapter on interpretation, including a student's sample essay, may be helpful to students who are usually mortified by assignments that require an interpretation of a poem. The final chapter is a short lesson on poetry writing. Writing exercises, highlighted by the phrase "In Your Notebook," appear throughout and can be used for ideas and to jog the memory. A well-written book with good examples and solid advice, this manual will be appreciated in public and academic libraries alike., PRAISE FOR UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN AND BELLA TUSCANY Mayes displays a gift for conveying everyday life through her writing. . . . [She] presents a simpler, less frantic version of how to live one's life." -USA Today Frances Mayes is, before all else, a wonderful writer."-Chicago Tribune Somehow, this is a narrative at once joyful and full of common sense, a balance that few other writers have struck so perfectly. It's as intimate as a lover's whisper, honest and true, and vividly captures a sense of place." -San Francisco Chronicle --, Best known as the author of Under the Tuscan Sun, Bella Tuscany and other memoirs of life in the Italian province, Frances Mayes until recently chaired of San Francisco State's creative writing department, and has published five books of poems. The Discovery of Poetry: A Field Guide to Reading and Writing Poems is the product of all her reading and writing experiences, with chapters on "Meter," "Rhyme and Repetition," "Subject and Style," covering all the bases with plenty of canonical exemplars., PRAISE FOR UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN AND BELLA TUSCANY Mayes displays a gift for conveying everyday life through her writing. . . . [She] presents a simpler, less frantic version of how to live one's life." -USA Today Frances Mayes is, before all else, a wonderful writer."-Chicago Tribune Somehow, this is a narrative at once joyful and full of common sense, a balance that few other writers have struck so perfectly. It's as intimate as a lover's whisper, honest and true, and vividly captures a sense of place." -San Francisco Chronicle
Table of Content
Contents Invitation 1. Sources and Approaches The Origin of a Poem The Art of Reading Poems 2. Words: Texture and Sound Texture of Language Choosing Words The Muscle of Language Sound Patterns The Surprise of Language The Kinship of Words Poems 3. Images: The Perceptual Field Three Image Poems Images and Perception Literal Images Poems Figurative Images Symbols Poems 4. The Speaker: The Eye of the Poem The Invented "I" The Personal "I" Speaker The Public Voice The Invisible Speaker Poems 5. Rhyme and Repetition Rhyme Poems Repetition Poems 6. Meter: The Measured Flow What Is Meter? Scansion Iambic Pentameter More Key Meters Two Other Metrical Options Rhythm and Meaning Poems 7. Free Verse The Genesis of Free Verse The Free Verse Craft of the Line Voice Free Verse, the Tradition and Beyond Poems 8. Traditional and Open Forms Looking at Forms Traditional Forms Poems Open Forms Prose Poems Open Forms Poems 9. Subject and Style Types of Poems Style Poems on Four Subjects Poems 10. Interpretation: The Wide Response What Is Meaning? Gaps and Holes Power Sources Critical Discriminations Poems 11. A Poet's Handbook Invoking Your Muse Beginning with a White Page Suggestions for Writing and Revising Exercises Your Poems out the Door Index of Titles Index of Authors and Titles Index of Terms and Topics
Copyright Date
2001
Lccn
2001-024958
Dewey Decimal
808.1
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
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