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PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.

ISBN-101324050667

ISBN-139781324050667

eBay Product ID (ePID)13062938534

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Number of Pages208 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameFinger Exercises for Poets

Publication Year2024

SubjectPoetry, Word Lists, Composition & Creative Writing

TypeNot Available

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Reference, Language Arts & Disciplines

AuthorDorianne Laux

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight7.3 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width5.5 in

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ReviewsLaux's close readings of celebrated poems, most of which are reproduced in full, reveal what makes them tick, and the exercises will help get the creative juices flowing. Aspiring poets would do well to check this out.--Publishers Weekly, Laux's close readings of celebrated poems, most of which are reproduced in full, reveal what makes them tick, and the exercises will help get the creative juices flowing. Aspiring poets would do well to check this out.

Dewey Decimal808.1

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SynopsisAn illuminating book of concise craft essays and exercises for poets, from Pulitzer Prize finalist and The Poet's Companion coauthor Dorianne Laux., From "a poet of immense insight and masterful craft" (Kwame Dawes), Finger Exercises for Poets is an engaging and inspiriting invitation to practice poetry alongside one of its masters. With wide-ranging examples from classic and contemporary poets, Dorianne Laux demystifies the magic of language that makes great poetry and offers generative exercises to harness that magic. She explores the syllable and the line, the use of form, poetic responses to contemporary events and personal experiences, the imaginative leap, and the power of a distinct voice. As she writes in the introduction, "My instrument is the immensity of language. â€¦ There are eighty-eight keys on a piano, six hundred thousand words in the English language. The patterns, sequences, and permutations of both are endless. For me, language is another kind of music. â€¦ I practice poetry. This book invites you to practice along with me.", From "a poet of immense insight and masterful craft" (Kwame Dawes), Finger Exercises for Poets is an engaging and inspiriting invitation to practice poetry alongside one of its masters. With wide-ranging examples from classic and contemporary poets, Dorianne Laux demystifies the magic of language that makes great poetry and offers generative exercises to harness that magic. She explores the syllable and the line, the use of form, poetic responses to contemporary events and personal experiences, the imaginative leap, and the power of a distinct voice. As she writes in the introduction, "My instrument is the immensity of language.... There are eighty-eight keys on a piano, six hundred thousand words in the English language. The patterns, sequences, and permutations of both are endless. For me, language is another kind of music.... I practice poetry. This book invites you to practice along with me." Throughout, Laux reminds us that poetry is a practice as much as an art and that poets must hone their language as a musician practicing an instrument.