Writing Poetry: Creative and Critical Approaches

ISBN-13: 9780230008120 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 224 str.

Chad Davidson

Opis

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 separating the making of poems from critical thinking about them is a false divide and encourage students to delve deeper into their work by becoming accomplished critics and active readers of poetic texts. The book presents a range of strategies and practical exercises to help initiate and sustain the process of making poems, while also demonstrating the value of activities such as memorizing poems, reading and writing about poetic traditions, developing manifestos and statements of aesthetics, and composing self-reviews which place poems within critical context. The first book designed specifically to meet the needs of students studying poetry writing in the context of criticism and literary study, this is an invaluable guide to all aspiring poets.

Spis treści

Introduction to Writing Poetry: Creative and Critical Approaches.- PART I: FOUNDATIONS.- Establishing Practice.- Form and Structure.- Voice.- Style.- Subject.- The Cultures of Poetry Writing.- Foundational Exercises.- PART II: SPECULATIONS.- Exploring Possibilities.- Forms and Structures.- Voices.- Styles.- Subjects.- The Cultures of Poetry Writing.- Key Points: Speculations in Poetry Writing.- Speculative Exercises.- Creative Critical Further Reading.- Bibliography.- Index.

O autorze

CHAD DAVIDSON is Associate Professor in Creative Writing and Literature at University of West Georgia, USA. His poetry collections include Consolation Miracle (2003) and The Last Predicta (2008), both from Southern Illinois UP. He is Associate Editor for New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing. His poems have appeared in The Paris Review, Ploughshares and the Virginia Quarterly Review.

GREGORY FRASER is Associate Professor in Creative Writing and Literature at University of West Georgia, USA. He is the recipient of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and his poetry has appeared in journals including The Southern Review, The Paris Review and The Chicago Review. His collections of poetry are Strange Pietà (Texas Tech, UP 2003) and Answering the Ruins (Northwestern UP, 2009).