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Item Details
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NEXT WORD, BETTER WORD
THE CRAFT OF WRITING POETRY |
| By: |
Stephen Dobyns |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£67.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0230621821 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780230621824 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
1 March, 2011 |
| Pages: |
288 |
| Description: |
From Philip Larkin to Pablo Neruda to William Butler Yeats, Next Word, Better Word provides a helpful framework for creating poetry by revealing useful lessons in the work of renowned poets. Enlightening and encouraging, it demystifies a subtle art form and shows writers how to overcome obstacles in the creative process. |
| Synopsis: |
This accessible writer's guide provides a helpful framework for creating poetry and navigates contemporary concerns and practices. Stephen Dobyns, author of the classic book on the beauty of poetry, Best Words, Best Order, moves into new terrain in this remarkable book. Bringing years of experience to bear on issues such as subject matter, the mechanics of poetry, and the revision process, Dobyns explores the complex relationship between writers and their work. From Louise Gluck to Pablo Neruda to William Butler Yeats, every chapter reveals useful lessons in these renowned poets' work. Both enlightening and encouraging, Next Word, Better Word demystifies a subtle art form and shows writers how to overcome obstacles in the creative process. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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