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Poetry For Dummies is a great guide to reading and writing poems, not only for beginners, but for anyone interested in verse. From Homer to Basho, Chaucer to Rumi, Shelley to Ginsberg, it introduces you to poetry’s greatest practitioners. It arms you with the tools you need to understand and appreciate poetry in all its forms, and to explore your own talent as a poet. Discover how to:
- Understand poetic language and forms
- Interpret poems
- Get a handle on poetry through the ages
- Find poetry readings near you
- Write your own poems
- Shop your work around to publishers
Don’t know the difference between an iamb and a trochee? Worry not, this friendly guide demystifies the jargon, and it covers a lot more ground besides, including:
- Understanding subject, tone, narrative; and poetic language
- Mastering the three steps to interpretation
- Facing the challenges of older poetry
- Exploring 5,000 years of verse, from Mesopotamia to the global village
- Writing open–form poetry
- Working with traditional forms of verse
- Writing exercises for aspiring poets
- Getting published
From Sappho to Clark Coolidge, and just about everyone in between, Poetry For Dummies puts you in touch with the greats of modern and ancient poetry. Need guidance on composing a ghazal, a tanka, a sestina, or a psalm? This is the book for you.
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Praise for Poetry For Dummies "Poetry For Dummies is a pleasant romp...with tons of information, informally and intelligently presented.... A fine introduction to poetry." —Willis Barnstone, author of Sappho: A New Translation and Algebra of Night
"Amaze and delight your friends at coffee houses or cocktail parties! Nobody who reads this welcoming and enlightening introduction to poetry from Sappho to slams will be a dummy about poetry anymore." —Ed Taylor, Executive Director, just buffalo literary center
Get expert tips on writing your own poems
Understand and appreciate the pleasures of poetry Can′t tell the difference between an iamb and a trochee? Don′t worry! This friendly guide demystifies all that complicated jargon and explains how to truly enjoy poetry. The authors walk you through poetry′s history, show you where to find exciting contemporary readings, and provide easy exercises to stimulate your own poetic juices.
Discover how to: Understand the language and forms of poetry Interpret a poem′s possible meanings Get a handle on poetry through the ages Find poetry readings near you Write your own poems
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I recommend this to anyone and everyone. Its for all ages. It's too bad schools don't use these books in their English or poetry classes. This book also is a manual to writing poetry.
Please do buy this and see for yourself. I'm not so sure about the rest of the '...For Dummies' books but coming from me, an A Level English Literature Student who needs all the help she can get, its amazingly helpful.
Oh and I also improved my grade with this :D
Clear, entertaining and thorough explanations, provides lots of recommendations on other texts - both poems and criticism - that otherwise I'd never know about, excellent brief history of poetry from year dot and encouragement/advise for potential poets.
All-in-all a complete delight.
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