Next Word, Better Word: The Craft of Writing Poetry - Hardcover

Stephen Dobyns

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0230621821 ISBN 13: 9780230621824

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

Synopsis

This accessible writer's guide provides a helpful framework for creating poetry and navigates contemporary concerns and practices. Stephen Dobyns, author of the classic book on the beauty of poetry, Best Words, Best Order, moves into new terrain in this remarkable book. Bringing years of experience to bear on issues such as subject matter, the mechanics of poetry, and the revision process, Dobyns explores the complex relationship between writers and their work. From Philip Larkin to Pablo Neruda to William Butler Yeats, every chapter reveals useful lessons in these renowned poets' work. Both enlightening and encouraging, Next Word, Better Word demystifies a subtle art form and shows writers how to overcome obstacles in the creative process.

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Review:

Praise for Best Words, Best Order:

'Few writers are as versatile or prolific as Stephen Dobyns . . . He provides us with informed, resonant readings of contemporary poems.'-The New York Times Book Review

'Painstaking, admirable, and enjoyable.' -The Times Literary Supplement

'These essays are wonderfully efficient little machines, reproducing in the reader Dobyns's deep understanding of and affection for the work of such peers as Rilke, Mandelstan, and Chekhov.' -Library Journal

Book Description:

Award-winning poet Stephen Dobyns offers essential advice for aspiring poets, established writers, and everyone in between

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0230621821
• ISBN 13: 9780230621824
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288