Description
This expanded edition adds sixteen new exercises designed to inspire creativity and help poets hone their skills. Each exercise includes a clearly-stated learning objective, historical background matter on the particular subgenre being explored, and an example written by undergraduates at Western Kentucky University. The text also analyzes work by leading American poets including Billy Collins, Denise Duhamel and Dean Young. The book's five chapters correspond with the five canons of classical rhetoric: invention, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery.
Author: Tom C. Hunley
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Published: 12/17/2019
Pages: 310
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781476675824
ISBN10: 1476675821
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Poetry
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing | Authorship
- Poetry | General
About the Author
Tom C. Hunley is a professor in the MFA/BA creative writing programs at Western Kentucky University. His work has appeared in many literary periodicals, such as TriQuarterly, Five Points, North American Review and New York Quarterly. He is the author of several poetry collections and lives in Bowling Green, Kentucky.