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Zusatztext Irreverent and often profound pronouncements define Mark Yakich’s Poetry: A Survivor’s Guide , which seeks to bridge the gap between those haughty academic treatises on verse (such as Ezra Pound’s ABC of Reading ) and those quaint, but ultimately limited, workbooks brimming with writing exercises ... A light yet bountiful read, Poetry: A Survivor’s Guide offers concise, practical advice for those who yearn to hone their craft and deepen their appreciation for poetry’s strange majesty ... In his best moments, Yakich captures a genuine excitement for artistic possibility while remaining ever mindful of the practical demands we must confront with the world’s oldest art form ... Poetry: A Surivor’s Guide succeeds due to its sincere, idiosyncratic counsel for those embarking on their poetic journey. Though the field of creative writing suffers from no shortage of craft books, few offer readers a study so accessible, engaging, and comprehensive. Informationen zum Autor Mark Yakich is Professor of English at Loyola University New Orleans, USA, Editor of New Orleans Review , and a poet and novelist. He is the author of Unrelated Individuals Forming a Group Waiting to Cross (National Poetry Series, Penguin 2004), The Making of Collateral Beauty (Snowbound Chapbook Award, Tupelo 2006), and The Importance of Peeling Potatoes in Ukraine (Penguin 2008). His next two poetry collections, Poetry for Planes and Spiritual Exercises , are forthcoming with Eyewear and Penguin, respectively. Klappentext "A provocative and practical guide! written for students of creative writing as well as literary studies! to an art form that is both loved and feared"-- Vorwort A provocative and practical guide, written for students of creative writing as well as literary studies, to an art form that is both loved and feared. Zusammenfassung Playful and serious, unforgiving and compassionate, Poetry: A Survivor's Guide offers an original take on a subject both loved and feared. In a series of provocative and inspiring propositions, the act of reading a poem is made new, and the act of writing one is made over. Questions of poetry’s difficulty, pretension, and relevance are explored with insight and daring. In an age of new media and social networking, this handbook-cum-manifesto provides fresh reverence for one of our oldest forms of art. Inhaltsverzeichnis WarningIntroduction Reading Essentials Poetic Aims Accessibility Biography Close Reading Emotion Pattern & Variation Ineffability Sound Work Rhythm Enjambment The Line The Lyric Metaphor Ambiguity Dickinson Classics Myths Great Books Whitman Imagery Roses Prose Poetry Narrative Criticism & Theory Pessoa Political Poetry Aesthetics Reader Response Classroom Reading Poetry Readings Reader’s Block Spirituality Flight Writing First Principles Form Sonnet Self-Expression Sublimation Imitation Avant-Garde Translation Technique The Creative Writing Classroom The Workshop Peer Review Revision Poet-Teachers Professionalization Master of Fine Arts Literary Magazines Publication Series, Sequence Chapbook, Manuscript Collections Book Reviews Writing Conferences Culture Jamming Poetic Practices Procrastination End Notes EpilogueA...
