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A Poetry Handbook | 
 enlarge | Author: Mary Oliver
Publisher: Harcourt Publishers Ltd
Category: Book
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 57779
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 144
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 0156724006
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.1
EAN: 9780156724005
ASIN: 0156724006
Publication Date: August 15, 1994
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A great teacher as well as a wonderful poet June 28, 2006
Silver Moon Sailor (Northumberland uk)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have read several poetry how-to books and this one is my favourite. It is sufficiently structured that you can look things up when you need to but it reads beautifully as a whole, getting under the skin of what makes poetry different from other kinds of writing. There are lots of tips and enough examples of good and bad practice to help you shape your output immediately. The deeper stuff trickles through into a fuller appreciation of the wonderful art of poetry writing and reading. It is fairly short and only as technical as it needs to be. Ideal for those of us who don't have degrees in English Literature!
Mary's Gift She Was Afraid to Give September 6, 1999
6 out of 16 found this review helpful
Sitting at a picnic table, I was given a book on poetry writing by Mary Oliver. I carried it around like a candy bar, taking bites of its peanuts in chocolate words about words. She states that she was afraid to write it because she loved the subject too much. Yet what a gift of love she has given. And what more do we have to give, or does Mary for that matter, than the words we are afraid to say? Thank you Mary.
The "Elements of Style" for poetry September 2, 1999
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
The book is a concise, brilliant guide for anyone interested in writing poetry or in understanding it better.
an inspiring guide to writing poetry December 31, 1997
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Mary Oliver's poetry itself can do some teaching on its own, but we can be grateful she's chosen to articulate the writing process so richly in this book. The book will almost certainly will wring some writing out of you; it will also inspire you to examine your work habits and technique. Oliver's intelligence shines through, and will make you a better reader of poetry. Small note on the previous review: Mary Oliver does, indeed, teach, at Bennington College currently. If you can't enroll there, this book is your next best choice.
Simply the best short book for writers of poetry January 29, 1997
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Mary Oliver chose to avoid teaching so she could concentrate on her poetry. Too bad for students. Here, however, she gives students and accomplished poets alike a sensible and sensitive handbook that conveys not only the craft of poetry but its power, its mystery, and its magic. Readers who say they don't like poetry should give Oliver a chance to change their minds and hearts.
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