A Field Guide for Readers of Poetry
ISBN-13: 9781773053172
Author(s): Adam Sol
Subjects: DCF
Publisher: Ecw Press
Publisher Imprint: Ecw Press Digital
Publication Date: 12-03-2019
Format: Ebook
Availability: In stock
About the book
A collection of playfully elucidating essays to help reluctant poetry readers become well-versed in verse
Developed from Adam Sol's popular blog, How a Poem Moves is a collection of 35 short essays that walks readers through an array of contemporary poems. Sol is a dynamic teacher, and in these essays, he has captured the humor and engaging intelligence for which he is known in the classroom. With a breezy style, Sol delivers essays that are perfect for a quick read or to be grouped together as a curriculum.
Though How a Poem Moves is not a textbook, it demonstrates poetry's range and pleasures through encounters with individual poems that span traditions, techniques, and ambitions. This illuminating book is for readers who are afraid they 'don't get' poetry but who believe that, with a welcoming guide, they might conquer their fear and cultivate a new appreciation.
