An innovative introduction to writing poetry designed for students
of creative writing and budding poets alike.
* Challenges the reader’s sense of what is possible in a
poem.
* Traces the history and highlights the potential of
poetry.
* Focuses on the fundamental principles of poetic construction,
such as: Who is speaking? Who are they speaking to? Why does their
speaking take this form?
* Considers both experimental and mainstream approaches to
contemporary poetry.
* Consists of fourteen chapters, making it suitable for use over
one semester.
* Encourages readers to experiment with their poetry.
विषयसूची
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
1. The Question of Address.
2. Viewpoint.
3. The Question of Voices.
4. The Question of Scale.
5. Uses of Repetition.
6. Image.
7. Short Lines.
8. Long Lines.
9. Diction.
10. Uses of Syntax.
11. Tone.
12. Traditional Forms: Ode.
13. Traditional Forms: Epistle.
14. The Question of Background.
15. Conclusion: The Question of Variety.
Index
लेखक के बारे में
John Redmond is the author of one collection of poems, Thumb’s Width (2001), which was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award, and he features as one of ‘The New Irish Poets’ in a Bloodaxe anthology of that name. He was previously Assistant Editor of the long-running poetry magazine Thumbscrew, and writes reviews on a regular basis for the London Review of Books, the Times Literary Supplement, the Guardian and Poetry Review. He is Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Liverpool and, previously, was Visiting Assistant Professor at Macalester College in St Paul, Minnesota.
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