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A poetry handbook / Mary Oliver.

Oliver, Mary, 1935-2019 (Author).

Summary:

Offers advice on reading and writing poetry, and discusses imitation, sound, the line, poem forms, free verse, diction, imagery, revision, and workshops.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0156724006
  • ISBN: 9780156724005
  • Physical Description: viii, 130 pages ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt : ©1994.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Getting ready -- Reading poems -- Imitation -- Sound -- More devices of sound -- The line -- Some given forms -- Verse that is free -- Diction, tone, voice -- Imagery -- Revision -- Workshops and solitude -- Conclusion.

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