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Title: Rules for the Dance : A Handbook for Writing and Reading Metrical Verse by Mary Oliver ISBN: 0-395-85086-X Publisher: Mariner Books Pub. Date: 27 July, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A simple surprise
Comment: This book is really well written and inspirational. It helped me to understand better the purpose of metrical poetry. For a lay person such as myself it's easy to fall into thinking that "rules" can only constrict the emotional possibilities of poems. But, Mary Oliver explains, in practical terms, how meter is a tool to evoke an even greater impact from our words.
I would say this book is probably best for those who are new to writing metric poetry. Experienced writers might find it a little superficial.
I also have the "Poetry Handbook" by the same author, but I think "Rules for the Dance" is better for the same material and more entertaining. Enjoy!
Rating: 5
Summary: Dance
Comment: Dance is a wonderful, succinct explication of metrics. Oliver removes the mystery from meter and makes you want to...well, scan! I've read a few books on this subject, including Pinsky's Fussell's, Kinzie's and some others, but this one is the best introduction. Whether reader or writer of poetry, you'll finish this book with new practical tools of craft and comprehension.
Rating: 1
Summary: This is a poor excuse for a poetry handbook.
Comment: Full of high-flying,empty rhetoric, this poor excuse of a handbook is neither useful nor interesting. Poetry lovers, beware!
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Title: A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver ISBN: 0156724006 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: January, 1995 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: New and Selected Poems by Mary Oliver ISBN: 0807068195 Publisher: Beacon Press Pub. Date: November, 1993 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: In the Palm of Your Hand:The Poet's Portable Workshop by Steve Kowit ISBN: 0884481492 Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: What Do We Know: Poems by Mary Oliver ISBN: 030680994X Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: 02 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: House of Light by Mary Oliver ISBN: 080706811X Publisher: Beacon Press Pub. Date: June, 1992 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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