Mary Oliver: A Poetry Handbook
Book Title: Mary Oliver: A Poetry Handbook
Book Description: 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.
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ISBN: 978-0156724005
Number Of Pages: 130
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A must-read for aspiring poets!
The book is a detailed exploration of the poet Mary Oliver’s works, offering a thoughtful and accessible overview of her style and approach to writing. This book has extremely useful tips for those interested in cultivating their poetry-writing skills. The book offers practical advice such as “read, read, read” all kinds and as much poetry as you can. Through that exposure, you will learn so much about creating evocative material, form, structure, word choice, and rhythm. A valuable and extremely surprising piece of advice was to “imitate.” She tells us that by imitating, we develop our own unique voice and what feels natural and authentic to each person as an individual. Seemingly counterintuitive, I haven’t really seen this advice before and I understand her rationale. This book is a 5 out of 5 for me.
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