Poetry For Dummies
$38.39
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2001
Summary
Unlock the World of Verse: A Beginner’s Guide to Poetry
Demystify and appreciate the pleasures of poetry
Sometimes it seems like there are as many definitions of poetry as there are poems. Coleridge defined poetry as “the best words in the best order.” St. Augustine called it “the Devil’s wine.” For Shelley, poetry was “the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds.” But no matter how you define it, poetry has exercised a hold up…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780764552724 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0764552724 |
| Series: | For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback), For Dummies |
| Author: | The Poetry Center, John Timpane, Maureen Watts |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Imprint: | For Dummies |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2001 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 231mm x 185mm x 25mm |
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About The Author
The Poetry Center
The Poetry Center in San Francisco sponsors readings and awards and houses a renowned poetry archive.
John Timpane, Ph.D., is the author of It Could Be Verse: Anybody’s Guide to Poetry.
Maureen Watts is a writer and longtime poetry activist who serves on the board of the National Poetry Association.
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