Can someone really be saved by a poem? In Kim Rosen’s book, the answer is a re-sounding “Yes!” Poetry, the most ancient form of prayer, is a necessary medicine for our times: a companion through diffi
Kennedy/Gioia's An Introduction to Poetry, 13th edition continues to inspire students with a rich collection of poems and engaging insights on reading, analyzing, and writing about poetry. The author
Discusses the importance of poetry in modern music, its historical significance, and different styles of poetry, and suggests writing and speaking activities.
"Where do you hear poetry every day? What are some tips for reading poetry out loud? Who can be a poet? The varied titles in the Culture in Action series build up into a comprehensive library, coverin
This volume is the first of its kind to collect classic and contemporary work focused on the intersection of poetry and cultural studies, reaching from Wordsworth's "Preface to Lyrical Ballads&q
This volume is the first of its kind to collect classic and contemporary work focused on the intersection of poetry and cultural studies, reaching from Wordsworth's "Preface to Lyrical Ballads" and W.
Hermsen describes how to teach poetry to students in all grades as a way to help them investigate the world, find meaning, and link poetry to conceptual and perceptual skills. He connects writing poet
Lawless argues that poetry is capable of addressing the irrational aspect of people's lives by drawing on its different grammar and anarchic qualities, and so affords readers deeper insights into real
Developing children's writing abilities boosts their confidence, creates enjoyment and relevance in the task and cultivates a range of decision-making and problem-solving skills that can then be appli
Presents advice to help young readers compose their own poems, including twelve points on the use of rhythm, rhyme, alliteration, similes, metaphors, Onomatopoeia, and several poetic forms.
The bestselling guide to finding your voice, writing poetry, and getting publishedTeach Yourself Writing Poetry is a user-friendly and comprehensive guide that will prove indispensable if you're seeki
Writing Poetry combines an accessible introduction to the essential elements of the craft, with a critical awareness of its historical, ideological and aesthetic underpinnings. The authors argue that
Steeped in the metaphysics and music of Elizabethan verse, alert to the nuances of the American vernacular, Agee's poetry is eloquent and wide-ranging. It exhibits, writes Andrew Hudgins, "a variety
“The Poem’s Heartbeat may well be the finest general book available on prosody.”—Library Journal (starred review)“A provocative, definitive manual.”—Publishers WeeklyFinally back in print, this slende
Jocson (education, arts and sciences, Washington U., St. Louis), a former high school teacher, presents an ethnographic study of urban high school youth at Bellevue High School who participated in wri
Want to be a poet or a writer? This is the perfect place to start. The Write Your Own series will teach you how to craft your own poems and write stories with believable characters and intense plots.
First published in 1919 by Ezra Pound, Ernest Fenollosa's essay on the Chinese written language has become one of the most often quoted statements in the history of American poetics. As edited by Poun
"[When we read and write poetry,] it is as if a long-settled cloud in our mind suddenly dissipates, and we are divine once again."-- from the IntroductionPoetry is the language of devotion in prayer,
