Description
A collection of playfully elucidating essays to help reluctant poetry readers become well-versed in verse Developed from Adam Sol's popular blog, How a Poem Moves is a collection of 35 short essays that walks readers through an array of contemporary poems. Sol is a dynamic teacher, and in these essays, he has captured the humor and engaging intelligence for which he is known in the classroom. With a breezy style, Sol delivers essays that are perfect for a quick read or to be grouped together as a curriculum. Though How a Poem Moves is not a textbook, it demonstrates poetry's range and pleasures through encounters with individual poems that span traditions, techniques, and ambitions. This illuminating book is for readers who are afraid they "don't get" poetry but who believe that, with a welcoming guide, they might conquer their fear and cultivate a new appreciation.
Author: Adam Sol
Publisher: Misfit Book
Published: 03/12/2019
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781770414563
ISBN10: 1770414568
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Poetry
- Poetry | Anthologies (multiple authors)
- Poetry | Canadian | General
Author: Adam Sol
Publisher: Misfit Book
Published: 03/12/2019
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781770414563
ISBN10: 1770414568
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Poetry
- Poetry | Anthologies (multiple authors)
- Poetry | Canadian | General
About the Author
Adam Sol is an award-winning poet, writer, and teacher. He has published four collections of poetry, including Crowd of Sounds, which won Ontario's Trillium Book Award. He lives in Toronto, Ontario, with his wife, Rabbi Yael Splansky, and their three sons.