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by: Ted Kooser
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.1
EAN: 9780803259782
ISBN: 0803259786
Label: Bison Books
Manufacturer: Bison Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 170
Publication Date: March 01, 2007
Publisher: Bison Books
Sales Rank: 18558
Studio: Bison Books
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Recently appointed as the new U. S. Poet Laureate, Ted Kooser has been writing and publishing poetry for more than forty years. In the pages of The Poetry Home Repair Manual, Kooser brings those decades of experience to bear. Here are tools and insights, the instructions (and warnings against instructions) that poets—aspiring or practicing—can use to hone their craft, perhaps into art. Using examples from his own rich literary oeuvre and from the work of a number of successful contemporary poets, the author schools us in the critical relationship between poet and reader, which is fundamental to what Kooser believes is poetry’s ultimate purpose: to reach other people and touch their hearts. Much more than a guidebook to writing and revising poems, this manual has all the comforts and merits of a long and enlightening conversation with a wise and patient old friend—a friend who is willing to share everything he’s learned about the art he’s spent a lifetime learning to execute so well.
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Rating: - The Poetry Home Repair Manual: Practical Advice for Beginning Poets
This book is the best I have seen for any beginning poet. Its simply a must have!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rating:  - THE POETRY HOME REPAIR MANUAL
Ted Kooser has written a poetry manual for amateur and professional poets who are interested in improving their writing craft. His suggestions can be easily implemented. As a poet I've read many books on the writing craft but this one rates in my top three. There is more to writing poetry than to jot down the words the pretty Muse whispers in one's ear. For those serious about becoming better poets, this is the book for you.
Rating: - Conversing with a Craftsman
This excellent no-nonsense book about writing poetry also manages to be inspirational. In clear and compassionate prose, Kooser addresses real issues that poets struggle with, such as the fine line that exists between gushing sentimentality and the resonant expression of real feelings, the subject of one of his 12 chapters.
Kooser provides wonderful examples to illustrate his points, giving us the pleasure of reading good poetry while we learn to write it. He also provides vivid images as metaphors ... Read More
Rating: - DELECTABLE
The author introduces his book saying it contains "my favorite tools for tuning up the poems you write". From discussing the poet's "job description" to the necessity of writing clear understandable poetry, from how poets should serve the poems they write to the necessity of having an imaginary reader in mind, from the importance of titles and opening lines, to cutting out unnecessary words, from ryhme to writing about feelings, writing from memory, how best to use anecdote, fine tuning similes and metaphors, ... Read More
Rating: - A gentle introduction to the art of writing poetry
This is not an intense workbook to poetry nor a rigid list of rules to follow. Rather, it is a gentle conversation with the author that pleasantly guides you along the finer points of writing poetry.
Interspersed with kind humor, we read sample poems that illustrate various aspects of poetry from voice to how to submit for publication.
It reminds me by its simplicity of "Elements of Style" by Strunk and White.
You might wish after reading it that it had more details and ... Read More
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