books about: poetic     books:       The Making of a Poem: A Norton Anthology of Poetic Forms28 reviews W. W. Norton & Company, 2001 Fascinating Being fairly new to poetry, I purchased this book as an introduction to poetic forms, and it does not disappoint. The authors have cultivated a fantastic guide to many of the more popular forms of the modern era, and a few less popular forms. I found the chapters on the Villanelle and on Blank Verse to alone be worth the minimal price tag. The descriptions are terse but wholly concise. The ...             In the Palm of Your Hand: The Poet's Portable Workshop25 reviews Steve Kowit Tilbury House Publishers, 1995 it's this poet's companion Since 1996, I have kept this book handy on my nightstand and carried it with me on every vacation I take, just to make sure it is accessible when I am ready to learn more about reading poetry, to improve my writing of poetry, to give myself assignments for writing, or just to read and re-read some of the beautiful samples included inside. I have and have utilized a number of "poetry handbooks," ...             Poetics29 reviews Neeland Media LLC, 2004 Tragedy teaches us something about life I read these works for a graduate seminar on Aristotle. Poetry appeals to human passions and emotions. Powerful beautiful language and metaphor really appeal to emotion. This idea really disturbed Plato, who takes on Homer in the Republic. Plato thought that early Greek poetry portrays a dark world; humans are checked by negative limits like death. Tragedy has in it a character of high status ...             Poemcrazy: Freeing Your Life with Words Three Rivers Press, 2009 Following the success of several recent inspirational and practical books for would-be writers, Poemcrazy is a perfect guide for everyone who ever wanted to write a poem but was afraid to try. Writing workshop leader Susan Wooldridge shows how to think, use one's senses, and practice exercises that will make poems more likely to happen. From the Hardcover edition.             The Poetics of Space19 reviews Gaston Bachelard Beacon Press, 1994 book review It's a great book and arrived quickly. It's highly recommended for creative artists and book makers             Perrine's Sound and Sense: An Introduction to Poetry (Perrine's Sound & Sense: An Introduction to Poetry)12 reviews Thomas R. Arp, Greg Johnson Thomson & Wadsworth, 2007 Excellent for use with students I am currently using this book with 11th grade English students, and they have been truly caught up in it. We are actually having arguments in class over poetry!! I do find, however, that it is helpful to do the chapter on rhythm and meter much earlier than I would if I were following the chapters in order. My experience is that students have a difficult time hearing the rhythm of poetry and are ...             Endymion A Poetic Romance Public Domain Books, 2009 This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.             Works of Aristotle: Includes Politics, Categories, Metaphysics, Physics, The Poetics, Athenian Constitution ...3 reviews MobileReference, 2008 Western philosophy Works of Aristotle: Including Politics, Categories, Metaphysics, Physics, The Poetics, Athenian Constitution and more. This ebook contains the best anthology of the works of Aristotle. I recommend getting the Kindle edition.             Poetics. English Public Domain Books, 2009 This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.             The Complete Rhyming Dictionary: Including The Poet's Craft Book32 reviews Dell Publishing, 1992 Easy to use, very helpful I just got this a couple days ago and can't believe how very useful it is. I had previously been using an internet rhyming website but this has so many more rhymes and near rhymes. I find the organization system to be intuitive when writing verse. First all the one syllable rhymes are listed alphabetically by the sound you are rhyming. For example, rhymes ending in AN (adman, Afhgan,....) ...             The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing16 reviews W.W. Norton & Co., 1978 Place and Memory I can say one certain thing about the book. It makes me want to write. I woke up early the following morning after reading it until three a.m. and wrote a new poem. The book has so many interesting themes I could not comment on them all in this small space, but I will say it talks profoundly about Place and Memory. The book falls into my personal list of best books on the craft of writing.             Poemcrazy: Freeing Your Life with Words49 reviews Susan G. Wooldridge Three Rivers Press, 1997 Inspiring I wish there were more of this book because I just ate it up. It was like fluffy pancakes with syrup and real butter.             John Keats' Poetry, with active table of contents1 review B&R Samizdat Express, 2008 Get what you pay for... Many of the words in the poems are chopped in half. For example, the previous sentence might be as follows: "Many of the words in the poems are cho pped in half." Also, when you try to use the Kindle highlight, some sentences can't be highlighted. This also prevents you from looking up words using the Kindles dictionary feature.             The Discovery of Poetry: A Field Guide to Reading and Writing Poems13 reviews Frances Mayes Mariner Books, 2001 Excellent introduction to poetry This book has made poetry accessible to me for the first time in my life. The descriptions and explanations are easy to understand and are, on many occasions, lyrical. The author has helped to unravel some of the mystery of poetry for me. Indeed, I am now beginning, from the varied pieces of poetry in the book, to identify particular poets whose work I will explore further. I highly recommend ...             The Rhetoric and the Poetics of Aristotle (Modern Library College Editions)1 review Aristotle McGraw-Hill Companies, 1984 The Capacity of Persuasion I read these works for a graduate seminar on Aristotle. Definition of Rhetoric- capacity of persuasion. Plato is critical of the Rhetoric and the tragic poetry. Rhetoric is approach to political public speeches in the forum. Plato thought that they clouded the mind and thus created a part of his critique of democracy in general. Plato thinks Socrates was killed by rhetoric used by the ...             A Generous Orthodoxy: Why I am a missional, evangelical, post/protestant, liberal/conservative, ...162 reviews Brian D. McLaren Zondervan/Youth Specialties, 2006 3-1/2 stars for making me think outside my denominational 'box'... First, I would definitely NOT read this book as my first encounter with author, Brian McLaren. I would definitely read the reviews listed here or elsewhere on one of his many other books concerning the Emergent movement or Post-Modern Christianity. The only other book of his I've read is "The Secret Message of Jesus: Uncovering the Truth that could Change Everything" which I liked (even though ...             Sound and Sense: An Introduction to Poetry13 reviews Laurence Perrine, Thomas R. Arp Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P, 1991 Ninth Edition Available, Titled Perrine's Sound and Sense This textbook stematically explores poetic form and structure. This approach could have been quite limiting, but Perrine manages to analyze poetry without undermining his central message: poetry is to be enjoyed. I highly recommend this book to both readers new to poetry and those that already have considerable familiarity with the major poets. A ninth edition is available, but with a ...             Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters: Storytelling Secrets From the Greatest Mind in Western Civilization14 reviews Michael Tierno Hyperion, 2002 John du Prey - Classical Review Having taught Aristotle's Poetics for many years at the college and university level, it is refreshing to read an "improvised" commentary on this foundational lecture on structural and dramatic theory. It can be a flawed interpretation of the Poetics to dismiss the importance of the sacred 1-2-3 structural patterns in sonnets, dramatic poems, dramatic vignettes, epic poetry, stage plays, ...             The Art of the Poetic Line4 reviews James Longenbach Graywolf Press, 2007 An absolute must-read for poets and would-be poets of all walks of life. Poet and literary critic James Longenbach presents The Art Of The Poetic Line, a discussion of the function of the line in metered, rhymed, syllabic, and free-verse poetry. Drawing upon classic examples ranging from Shakespeare and Milton to Ashbery and Gluck, The Art of the Poetic Line demystifies ambiguous elements in creating poetry to evoke mood and experience. "Poems are poems because we ...             How to Read a Poem: And Fall in Love with Poetry25 reviews Edward Hirsch Mariner Books, 2000 What goes out from the heart enters the heart There is a Jewish teaching, that something said from the heart enters the heart. Hirsch's love of poetry is the dominant theme here, an enthusiasm he teaches in every line he writes. He cites Rilke as saying that poetry should be an ' experience' something felt and sensed directly. And poetry is clearly that for Hirsch. 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