[PDF] The Value Of Poetry eBook

Author : Eric Falci
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 14,87 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781108676915

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"Poems spurn skimming. They entreat our full attention. A distracted age such as ours, then, seems an unpropitious time for poetry. Dense, oblique, relatively lengthy, or difficult poems - and at least one of this quartet of terms fits many of the poems in the modern and contemporary canon - ask to be read closely, carefully, and often without an instrumental or definite end in mind, one point that differentiates poems - and literature more broadly - from other categories of 'difficult' texts, such as legal contracts, philosophical treatises, or scientific papers. Some poems require so many readings and so much study before anything like sense breaks through that even the most dedicated reader may find herself asking, 'is this worth the effort?'"--

Author : Ben Lerner
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 41,92 MB
Release : 2016-06-07
Category : History
ISBN : 0865478201

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"The novelist and poet Ben Lerner argues that our hatred of poetry is ultimately a sign of its nagging relevance"--

Author : Eric Falci
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 38,97 MB
Release : 2020-12-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1108429556

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The Value of Poetry shows how and why poetry matters in the contemporary world twenty-first century readers.

Author : Lidy Wilks
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 13,20 MB
Release : 2016-02-25
Category :
ISBN : 9781508479673

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We wake and sleep every day. Growing up, as we must. Debut poetry chapbook Can You Catch My Flow? captures the everyday ordinary events of the human condition in poetic snapshots. No matter the walks of life, the reader is sure to find themselves within the lines. Lidy's poetry reveals an understanding that deep meaning can be felt in the details. Her poetry portrays a range of topics from the pressures to conform to societal expectations, friendship, monarch butterflies, partying, insomnia, and the quest for peace...just to name a few. Enjoy!- Shelah L. Maul From emerging from our cocoons, everything we have become is forever ingrained upon us. And hopeful for the next destination, we flap our wings and await the storm. -excerpt, Arrival of the Monarch

Author : Mary Oliver
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 22,24 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780156724005

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With passion, wit, and good common sense, the celebrated poet Mary Oliver tells of the basic ways a poem is built-meter and rhyme, form and diction, sound and sense. Drawing on poems from Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, and others, Oliver imparts an extraordinary amount of information in a remarkably short space. "Stunning" (Los Angeles Times). Index.

Author : Robert Lee Brewer
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,63 MB
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1440355053

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A Poetry Journal to Poem Your Days Away! Don't wait for inspiration to strike! Whether you're an aspiring or published poet, this book will help you get in a frame of mind to make creative writing a consistent part of your life. With prompts from Robert Lee Brewer's popular Writer's Digest blog, Poetic Asides, you'll find 125 ideas for writing poems along with the journaling space you need to respond to the prompt. • 125 unexpected poetry prompts such as from the perspective of an insect, about a struggle, or including the word change • Plenty of blank space to compose your own poems • Tips on unique poetic forms and other poetry resources Perfectly sized to carry in a backpack or purse, you can jot down ideas for poems as you're waiting in line for a morning coffee or take it to the park for a breezy afternoon writing session. Wherever you are, your next poem is never more than a page-turn away.

Author : Robert Lee Brewer
Publisher :
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 13,10 MB
Release : 2013-09-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781935708902

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The "World" in Robert Lee Brewer's Solving the World's Problems is a slippery world ... where chaos always hovers near, where we are (and should be) "splashing around in dark puddles." And one feels a bit dizzy reading these poems because (while always clear, always full of meaning) they come at reality slantwise so that nothing is quite the same and the reader comes away with a new way of looking at the ordinary objects and events of life. The poems are brim-full of surprises and delights, twists in the language, double-meanings of words, leaps of thought and imagination, interesting line-breaks. There are love and relationship poems, dream poems, poems of life in the modern world. And always the sense (as he writes) of "pulling the world closer to me/leaves falling to the ground/ birds flying south." I read these once, twice with great enjoyment. I will go back to them often. -Patricia Fargnoli, former Poet Laureate of New Hampshire and author of Then, Something

Author : Julie Bogart
Publisher :
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 43,93 MB
Release : 2016-04-30
Category :
ISBN : 9780996242776

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A collection of public domain poems and images to celebrate the practice of poetry teatime with children.

Author : Daniel Brown
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 48,50 MB
Release : 2021-11-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0807176672

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Daniel Brown’s Subjects in Poetry is the first book to examine the broad and imposing topic of poetic subject matter, probing both what poems are about and how that influences the way they're made. It comprises one poet’s attempt to plumb the nature of his art, to ask how the selection of material remains a crucial yet unexplored area of poetic craft, and to suggest the vast range of possible subjects for poems. The book begins by venturing a novel definition of “subject,” derived from Robert Frost’s dictum that poetry constitutes an “art of having something to say.” Brown posits that a poem can say something by expressing, evoking, or addressing. He considers each of these ways-of-saying in turn, first defining it and then looking at poems in which it predominates. Brown next makes a wide-ranging case for the value of subjects to poems, poets, and the art of poetry, especially at a time when many poems appear subjectless. He concludes the book with practical guidance on finding subjects, improving them, and realizing their potential. Replete with thoughtful readings of poems both classic and contemporary, Subjects in Poetry should appeal to poets across all levels and readers interested in understanding the art and practice of poetry.

Author : Clare Morgan
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 21,3 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Business
ISBN : 0472050869

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What does poetry bring to business? According to Clare Morgan and her coauthors, it brings a complexity and flexibility of thinking, along with the ability to empathize and better understand the thoughts and feelings of others. Through her own experiences and many examples, Morgan demonstrates that the skills necessary to talk and think about poetry can be of significant benefit to leaders and strategists, to executives who are facing infinite complexity and who are armed with finite resources in a changing world. What Poetry Brings to Business presents ways in which reading and thinking about poetry offer businesspeople new strategies for reflection on their companies, their daily tasks, and their work environments. The goal is both to increase readers' knowledge of poems and how they convey meaning, and also to teach analytical and cognitive skills that will be beneficial in a business context. The unique combinations and connections made in this book will open new avenues of thinking about poetry and business alike